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US Won’t be Deterred in Assisting Afghanistan: Ashton Carter
In an unprecedented attack, a suicide bomber killed four Americans and wounded 17 other people Saturday morning inside Bagram air base in Kabul.
US Defense Secretary, Ash Carter said in a statement that two U.S. service members and two U.S. contractors working at Bagram Air Field were killed by “an apparent suicide bomber.”
The explosion wounded 16 other U.S. service members and one Polish soldier at the base, Carter said.
“For those who carried out this attack, my message is simple,” Carter said. “We will not be deterred in our mission to protect our homeland and help Afghanistan secure its own future.”
The Taliban took responsibility for the blast and described it as a suicide bombing that had been planned for four months.
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has closed following deadly attack one day later.
US Secretary of State, John Kerry condemned the “abhorrent and cowardly” suicide bombing and said, ” “Our mission in Afghanistan will not be deterred by these individual acts, it’s that simple.”
“So the sooner people realize there’s a better way to resolve differences, the sooner the world will be able to move more effectively in a better direction.”
Kerry said the attack “underscores what we are all fighting for… stability, peace and the ability for people to live with tolerance and different points of view”.
Since Bagram was opened for U.S. troops and aircraft in late 2001, there has never been a suicide bombing within the base, and it is unclear how the attacker or the explosive device could have entered the facility.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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Local officials in Herat say one person was killed and four others injured due to a traffic accident in Karukh district of the province.
The accident took place on Thursday night at 8:pm.
The injured individuals have been taken to Herat’s regional hospital by the personnel of Karukh district police headquarters, local officials said.
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