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4 killed, 36 wounded in Kandahar car bomb explosion

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At least four civilians were killed and 34 others including policemen were wounded Sunday night in a car bomb explosion in Maiwand district of Kandahar province, local officials said Monday.

According to officials the blast happened near a police outpost in the district and women and children were also wounded in the blast.

Eyewitnesses said that many shops, houses and the outpost have been damaged and some people were trapped under the ruins.

This comes as local officials in Kandahar said on Sunday that more than 200 civilians have been killed or wounded in clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban in various districts of the province.

Health officials said in the past 17 days at least 57 dead and 99 wounded people have been brought to the hospitals.

Human Rights Commission’s local office in Kandahar said that both sides have not paid attention to civilian’s lives in the clashes.

According to the human rights officials the casualties were caused by roadside mines and airstrikes.

This comes as heavy clashes have been ongoing in Arghandab, Maiwand, Zharay and Panjwayee districts of Kandahar between the Afghan forces and Taliban.

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Khalilzad: Another US citizen to be released from Afghan custody soon

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Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, has announced the release of another American citizen in the country.

Khalilzad said in a post on his X account that, according to information from the Islamic Emirate’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Faye Dai Hall, an American citizen who has been in custody in Afghanistan, will be released soon.

Earlier, George Glezmann, an American citizen whom the Islamic Emirate had held for over two years, was also released.

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About $80 billion worth of US military equipment abandoned in Afghanistan: Vance

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US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that Joe Biden administration left about $80 billion worth of military equipment in Afghanistan, which was a “catastrophic error.”

Vance made the remarks during a visit to a military base in Greenland.

He also said the Biden administration’s “catastrophic error” led to the deaths of 13 US soldiers in an attack during the evacuation at Kabul airport in August 2021.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump also criticized the abandonment of military equipment in Afghanistan and called for its return.

The Islamic Emirate, however, has said that the weapons left by the US in Afghanistan belong to the Afghans and will not be returned.

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IEA frees over 2,400 prisoners on the occasion of Eid

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The Supreme Court announced on Saturday that based on the ruling of the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, 2,463 prisoners have been pardoned and released on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

The court said in a statement that the prison terms of another 3,152 prisoners have been reduced.

Eid in Afghanistan will be celebrated on Sunday or Monday, depending on the moon sighting.

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