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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani He ordered the security forces to retake arms against the Taliban and other rebel groups. That followed two separate attacks that killed dozens of people in Afghanistan Tuesday (5/12).
“I order all security forces to end the active defense mode, return to attack positions, and resume operations against the enemy,” Ghani said in a local television broadcast. AFP, Wednesday (05/13).
Ghani considered that the step was taken to defend the country, protect citizens and infrastructure, and combat attacks and threats from terrorist groups.
On Tuesday (5/12), a suicide bomb attack claimed by an ISIS group exploded at a funeral for a police officer in eastern Nangarhar province. The bomb killed at least 24 people and injured 68 people.
The same day, there was an explosion at a hospital in Kabul that killed at least 14 people, including babies and nurses. No one has claimed responsibility for the incident.
However, Ghani accused the Taliban and ISIS groups who became the culprits.
“Today we are witnessing acts of terror by the Taliban and Daesh groups in Kabul and the massacre in Nangarhar and other attacks in the country,” said Ghani.
For information, in February, the United States and the Taliban agreed to reduce years of violence in Afghanistan.
[Gambas:Video CNN]The points of the agreement include a ceasefire and the release of prisoners by the Taliban and Afghanistan. Furthermore, the United States agreed to gradually withdraw its troops from Afghanistan starting in March.
In the agreement, the United States also demanded that the Afghan government release 5,000 Taliban prisoners. In return, militant groups were asked to release 1,000 pro-government prisoners.
(afp / sfr)
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