Karzai worried over spike in war casualties

KABUL (Agencies): Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his deepest concerns over the increasing casualties in the recent clashes between government forces and Taliban.

“The people of Afghanistan hoped that war ends very soon and peace ensured in the country considering the recent progresses of peace, but unfortunately the war continues,” Karzai said in a statement issued by his office.

“Therefore, I call on Afghan war parties to hold negotiations for ending the war and ensure a durable peace in the country which is the wish of every Afghan.”

Meanwhile, after a longtime military duty, Noorulhaq, an Afghan Special Force Officer was on his way home to Ghazni, while he was pulled out of the car and shot dead by the Taliban militants in central Maidan Wardak province, where the militants have a strong presence.

The Taliban have not stated anything at this point so far but the group has printed a famous picture of itself for committing such brutal and violence acts against the Afghan people.

The militants have recently killed two civilians in Dowlina district of western Ghor province. According to the provincial press department, the victims include one man and one woman. They have tried to escape from a Taliban’s control areas, the press department said, but the insurgents have found them out and killed them.