National Security Adviser Susan Rice called President Ghani on Saturday to “express the deepest condolences of the American people” on Afghan deaths in the attacks, and Ghani in turn extended condolences for the U.S. service member’s death, according to a statement from the White House.
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A wave of assaults on Afghan military, police and D.J. special forces in Kabul on Friday killed at the least 50 individuals and wounded a whole lot, dimming hopes that the Taliban is perhaps weakened by a management wrestle after their longtime chief’s dying. Triebus also said a coalition service member was killed, but he did not give the nationality of that person.
All four attackers were killed before managing to enter the academy compound, the officials said.
McKenna had been assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group at Eglin AFB.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which came shortly after a barrage of bombings in Kabul had killed at least 51 people on Friday – the deadliest day for the capital in years. The series of attacks included a truck bomb in the center of Kabul and a suicide attack on the local police academy.
Authorities said 27 students were killed and 26 people were wounded in that attack.
Violence in Afghanistan has left more than 400 victims between the dead and wounded over the last two days, particularly in Kabul and among civilians, with the bloodiest attacks since the Taliban leader Mullah Omar died.
The identify of the injured soldier has not been released.
Afghan officials were quick to congratulate themselves, noting that in none of the three attacks, scattered widely around the capital, did the insurgents manage to breach their targets’ inner defenses.
ONE worldwide service member and eight Afghan contractors were killed in an attack on a military base in the Afghan capital, a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation official said yesterday.
A recent major terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan has been claimed to be a clear sign of infighting among the extremists, something that might spell an end for the terrorist group.
The appointment of Mullah Omar’s deputy, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, to succeed him sparked protests from his brother and son, and appeared to have led to serious rifts that internal committees were trying to heal.
“We suspect the upsurge in violence may be triggered by the succession battle within the Taleban”, he said.
The attacker walked into a group of recruits waiting outside the academy and detonated his explosives-laden vest, said a police officer, who goes by the name of Mabibullha.
An official at the Emergency Hospital in Kabul said it had been flooded with almost 100 patients, including many women and children, seeking treatment for minor wounds caused by debris.
Such infighting threatens to kill off a tentative peace process that was suspended last week after the announcement of Mullah Omar’s death.
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There seems to be no easing within the depth of the preventing between the Taliban and Afghan forces, which has prompted virtually 5,000 civilian casualties this yr, based on a current report by the United Nations.
