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Kabul (dpa) - In Afghanistan the violence does not end.
In the western province of Herat, a group of the militant Islamist Taliban killed twelve members of the security forces, the authorities announced on Saturday.
In the capital, Kabul, two police officers were killed and one injured on Saturday when a bomb attached to their car with a magnet exploded.
Nobody confessed to the explosion.
According to two provincial councilors, the Taliban attack in Herat occurred on Friday evening in the Ghorijan district when three Taliban opened fire on the security forces who were having dinner.
The attackers took their weapons and fled.
According to the provincial councils, the district is largely controlled by the Taliban.
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Peace talks have been underway in Doha between the Afghan government and the Taliban since mid-September.
The Taliban continue to reject a ceasefire.
The US is about to withdraw another 2,500 soldiers from the country.
At the end of February 2020, you signed an agreement with the Taliban that provides for the gradual withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
The Taliban want to regain power.
You ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001.
A US-led military intervention after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US put an end to their rule.
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