KABUL (AFGHANISTAN) – During clashes with Afghan forces in the central province of Parwan, Taliban fighters killed four civilians on Thursday. This happened in the midst of rescue work after flash floods left more than 150 dead.
This is the latest episode of violence amid the peace talks between the two belligerent sides which have been delayed over the issue of prisoner release. The talks are part of the efforts to end the US-led war in Afghanistan which went on for two decades.
“Taliban fighters opened fire on civilians fleeing areas worst hit by the flash floods,” said Abdul Shukoor Qudoosi, a district official in Bagram.
“Taliban were clashing with Afghan forces and they killed civilians who were in an autorickshaw near an army checkpoint,” Qudoosi said, adding that it the militants mistook them for troops.
In the attack one soldier too was killed and two others injured.
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