Taliban conduct deadly bombing in Afghanistan as Pentagon
defends keeping violence data secret
by Jamie McIntyre
May 04, 2020 07:00 AM
"TALIBAN ATTACKS: The Taliban are claiming responsibility for an attack last night on an Afghan government military post in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, which the group said killed dozens of Afghan troops. The Afghan government says only one person was wounded in the bombing, according to Reuters.
The Sunday attack is the latest in what has been a sharp uptick in violence in the two months since the Taliban signed an agreement with the United States, under which the U.S. would begin pulling out its troops in return for a promised reduction of violence.
According to Reuters, since then, the Taliban have mounted more than 4,500 attacks in Afghanistan, including a more than 70% increase between March 1 and April 15 compared to the same period a year ago.
A Washington Post report cited figures from Afghanistan’s National Security Council showing that the Taliban have carried out an average of 55 attacks a day since March 1 — which has doubled the number of casualties among Afghan security forces."
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