In northern Afghanistan, at least 13 members of a family have been killed in a deployment of Afghan and international forces. This was reported by the authorities of the province of Kunduz. Two other civilians were injured in the deployment in the foothills of the provincial capital of Kunduz. The background of the military strike was initially unclear.
According to authorities, the armed forces are currently increasingly targeting the radical Islamic Taliban. According to official sources, these had recently gained territorial gains in and around the city of Kunduz.
On the same day, several people died in attacks in other parts of Afghanistan. For example, in the southern province of Kandahar, an Afghan parliamentarian was killed by unknown persons. This was announced by a spokesman for the provincial governor.
The Taliban, who regularly carry out attacks on military posts and government agencies, denied that they had anything to do with the crime. However, they claimed a double attack in the southern province of Helmand for themselves. At National Day celebrations in a stadium, three people were killed and 31 injured, according to the Interior Ministry.
The attack had hit several senior officials, the provincial governor and his deputy, the Islamists said in a statement. The provincial government, on the other hand, said that the governor had safely escaped and that his deputy and other officials had been slightly injured.
According to a report by the United Nations Mission Unama, more civilians have died in Afghanistan in 2018 with 3,804 people than ever since the beginning of the 2009 record. Air strikes by the international and Afghan air forces also killed more people.
The Bundestag had extended the mandate for the deployment of German soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday for another year. The Bundeswehr can continue to use up to 1300 soldiers for the NATO deployment "Resolute Support".