After the Last Attack in Kabul, How France Can Help Afghanistan

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 12:40 (EEST) Section: Islamabad Policy Research Institute (Pakistan)

Afghanistan was again mourned by a terrible terrorist attack in Kabul on Wednesday, 31 May 2017. At least 90 people were killed and 461 wounded. More broadly, in Kabul alone since the beginning of 2017, there have been 11 attacks, causing 282 victims. And even without counting the latest terrorist attacks in Kabul, the Daesh terrorists are primarily responsible for commiting five attacks that have killed 137 people in Kabul since early 2017 alone. These are attacks from a group whose existence in Afghanistan was doubted three years ago. The Taliban, by comparison, had “only” 63 victims in the capital, …read more

Source: Islamabad Policy Research Institute