Afghan Minister: Officials Assisting Taliban
Afghan Interior Minister Muhammad Hanif Atmar on Sunday blamed government officials for assisting militant forces, as more than 78 civilians and policemen were killed and more than 172 wounded as a result of 126 incidents last week.
Talking to the media, Atmar claimed the attacks were planned and supported outside of Afghanistan's borders. Some government officials were complicit in such strikes, he said, without giving further information.
He added that the fatal assault in which 176 fighters were killed and another 36 wounded, suggested a 70 percent surge in violence in 25 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.
Talking to the media, Atmar claimed the attacks were planned and supported outside of Afghanistan's borders. Some government officials were complicit in such strikes, he said, without giving further information.
He added that the fatal assault in which 176 fighters were killed and another 36 wounded, suggested a 70 percent surge in violence in 25 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.
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