Mubasher Muslimyar, an Islamic law professor, was killed in
Kabul along with another person, said Ferdaws Faramarz, a police
spokesman. The identity of the second individual killed was not
immediately known, but media reports said he was a professor
too.
Kabul has seen a series of attacks with small magnetic bombs
attached under vehicles and other targeted killings against
members of security forces, judges, government officials, civil
society activists and journalists in recent weeks.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack but government
officials say Taliban insurgents are to be blame and use such
tactics to instill fear while avoiding large-scale civilian
casualties.
The government announced last week that they had arrested a
militant group behind making and deploying sticky bombs, but
such attacks do continue to occur.
Violence in parts of the country has increased recently as peace
talks between the government and Taliban insurgents have largely
stalled while U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration reviews
how to handle the peace process, including a troop withdrawal.
Afghan military officials said both local security forces and
the Taliban are preparing for fresh fighting in the spring.
(Reporting by Orooj Hakimi, Writing by Hamid Shalizi, Editing by
Steve Orlofsky)
[© 2021 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2021 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
|
|