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Latest Updates on Afghanistan, 10 May 2020
The latest news from the fronts and peace negotiations in the Afghanistan
The latest news from the fronts and peace negotiations in the Afghanistan
ISWNews Analysis Group: Arif Vazir, one of top members of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and cousin of Ali Vazir (one of the leaders of this movement) was assassinated by unknown agents in Southern Waziristan.
Recently two TV channels, Tolo News and 1TV Afghanistan said about insecurity and threat in Afghanistan by its neighbours specially Iran, by producing and showing a TV program and placing ISIS and Fatemiyoun flag beside each other and introducing them as terrorist.
ISWNews Analysis Group: During the Taliban and Ashraf Ghani administration POW exchange, the Taliban have released 20 other prisoners and now a total of 60 prisoners have been released by the Taliban.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Unknown individuals attacked Sikhs temple in Kabul and took hostage all the people in it, roughly 200 persons.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Unknown gunmen attacked the 25th anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari’s martyrdom while Mohammad Karim Khalili was on speech.
ISWNews Analysis Group: An explosion occurred outside of Marshal Fahim Military University this morning on the way of students in Kabul city, killing at least 7 people.
Washington Post: More than 175,000 Afghans have been killed since the US invasion of Afghanistan.
US gave Taliban 10 days deadline for the ceasefire to continue the talks. Some Taliban sources said that they don’t accept any ceasefire before the agreement.
According to latest updates, after resume of US-Taliban talks and delay in announcing the results of presidential election, Zalmay Khalilzad, US representative in Afghanistan and chief negotiator with Taliban, entered Kabul and met with politicians of different parties.
What are the reasons to postpone announcing the results of presidential election and what are the protests for?
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Afghan people held large rallies to protest the fraud and recount of the recent presidential election, at the invitation of Abdullah Abdullah.
