Afghan officials said that at least 57 policemen and soldiers were killed and dozens wounded, in clashes with Taliban fighters across the country, at a time when peace talks between the government and the movement have been continuing in Doha for more than a week, which diplomats said were marked by a widening gap. Between the two parties in the basic issues.

According to Syed Muhammad Sadat, Deputy Governor of Uruzkan, the central province witnessed the bloodiest clashes on Sunday evening, as 24 members of the security forces were killed when Taliban fighters attacked security checkpoints.

Local officials also told Reuters that there were reports of clashes and casualties in the states of Takhar, Helmand, Kapisa, Balkh, Midan Wardak and Kunduz.

A spokesman for the governor of Balkh (far north) stated that the Taliban had taken 3 hostages from members of the General Directorate of National Security, which is the state intelligence service.

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An attack by the forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan # “# Taliban” on the puppet forces who came to launch a military operation in the Khadr Khil area of ​​the (Shahi River) district, killing 9 soldiers, including the officer (Sardar), wounding 6 and destroying 3 Humvees and a logistical truck. Seizing weapons and ammunition pic.twitter.com/cCYepjjZdJ

- Afghan Affairs (@ AfghanAffairs7) September 15, 2020

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did not confirm any deaths in their ranks, but the spokesman for the government army’s Pamir Corps said that 54 of the movement’s fighters had died in the clashes that took place in Kunduz and Takhar, and also in Baghlan, on Sunday evening, all of them in the northeast of the country.

A spokesman for the government of Maidan Wardak (west of the capital) said that 26 Taliban were killed in clashes in the area.

On the other hand, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior stated that the Taliban attacks killed 98 civilians and wounded 230 others during the past two weeks.

Despite international pressure, especially from America, the Taliban refuse to cease fire before reaching an agreement with the Kabul government in the Doha negotiations.

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and two negotiating delegations representing the Taliban and the government have met in the Qatari capital since the start of the talks on September 12th, but they have not achieved progress on the basic issues, foremost of which is the ceasefire.

Reuters quoted diplomats and negotiators as saying that the gap is still widening between Kabul and the Taliban on the most basic issues, despite the passage of more than a week since the start of historic talks in Doha, aiming to put an end to the two-decade-old war that has killed tens of thousands, as well as agreeing on a political future. For the country, including the form of the state and the drafting of the constitution.

The delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban have been continuing the Doha negotiations for more than a week, without achieving a breakthrough (Anatolia).

"We are talking to a difficult and inflexible party, and therefore things are not moving forward," a senior negotiator in the government delegation told Reuters.

Both parties will have to address a variety of issues, including the terms of a permanent ceasefire, the legitimacy of the Kabul government, the rights of women and minorities, and the disarmament of armed groups.

In a related context, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, expressed its support for the Afghan negotiations in Doha, and the official Saudi Press Agency stated that Riyadh "supports the reconciliation process, and everything that would lead to security, stability and the reduction of violence in Afghanistan."