The Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said that at least four security incidents by the Taliban were recorded in Zabul, Ghazni, Farah and Helmand provinces in the fourth day since the implementation of the Reduction in Violence (RIV) plan on February 21.

According to the Ministry of Interior, at least five members of the Afghan security forces were killed and ten others were wounded during these incidents.

Based on the Afghan government’s statistics, at least 18 security force members have been killed since the start of the RIV by the Taliban, and 31 others were wounded.

In this episode host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with the following guests:

Mahboba Saraj, political analyst

Nazir Ahmadzai, former parliament member

Idres Rahmani, international affairs analyst