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Chahar Asyab^Kabul suicide attack kills, wounds 18
At least three people were killed and 15 others were wounded in a suicide bombing in Chahar Asyab district, Kabul.
According to security forces, around 8 o’clock this morning, a suicide attack took place among civilians in the Reshkhor area of Chahar Asyab district, Kabul.
All the casualties left from the attack are reported to be civilians.
Reportedly, the initial target of the attacker was the garrison of the special operations corps of the ministry of defense in Rishkhor, Kabul, but exploded before reaching the target.
The army’s announcement puts the number of dead at 3 and the wounded at 15.
Locals say the suicide bomber had blended itself amongst workers to enter the military base but blew up before getting in after it realized it was identified.
According to reports, during the same time, Ramadan, last year, a car bomb attacked the same military camp, which killed a number of civilians.
Residents want the authorities to keep the camp away from the residential area so that so-called immunity that the people have can be restored.
It is worth mentioning that there was a second blast as well today in PD^16 Kabul, injuring 3. The police confirmed the incident and said the blast was caused by magnetic IED.
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More needs to be done to boost local industry, says Kabir
The deputy prime minister for policy, Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, met with Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, at Sapidar Palace on Tuesday and discussed issues around the quality of domestic products and the need to grow and develop the industrial sector.
Azizi said that good trade relations with neighboring countries has resulted in stable prices of goods in the country.
He said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry works closely with the private sector. As a result, the private sector functions in a befitting manner and the Islamic Emirate has provided necessary facilities.
Azizi said that based on the Islamic Emirate’s good economic policies, there has been a significant development in the import/export sector in the country.
Kabir in turn voiced appreciation for efforts by the leadership of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and said: “The unprecedented efforts of the IEA’s administrations and the stability of the Afghan currency caused the price of food ingredients to remain in the right state and our people also be able to buy essential materials.”
He emphasized the need to work for a balance in trade with neighboring countries, and said more efforts were needed to improve the quality of domestic products and to grow the sector.
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Russia and Tajikistan hold joint military drills along Afghanistan border
Russia and Tajikistan conducted a joint four-day military exercise along the border with Afghanistan in order to be prepared for any “potential threats”, Tajik media reported this week.
Russian military personnel from the 201st military base in Tajikistan participated in this exercise. Reports stated military personnel practiced various combat tactics, especially tactics to counter terrorist groups that illegally enter Tajikistan.
This comes amid repeated concerns expressed by Afghanistan’s neighbors about what they claim are terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan.
The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the drills but has repeatedly denied the presence of terrorist groups in the country. The IEA has also continuously said no militant group will be allowed to threaten another country from Afghanistan.
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The Media Violations Commission has ordered Noor and Barya TV channels to stop broadcasting and to appear in court, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday.
ّIt is said that the decision against the channels was taken for “not observing the principles of journalism.”
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