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Afghanistan

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Capital Kabul
Population35. 53 million (2017)
Presidents Ashraf Ghani
Currency Afghan afghani
Official_languagesPashto
Dari
RosterForward
Captains Farshad Noor
Head coach Ashley Westwood
Arena stadium Ghazi Stadium
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The Afghanistan national football team is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international game against Iran in Kabul, 1941.

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Dec 21,2022 7:21 am

President Ashraf Ghani killed at an earlier campaign event

Two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan , at least 48 people were injured and dozens of others.

In the province of Parwan, North of the capital, Kabul-a campaign event where President Ashraf Ghani was attacked by talk, and 26 people died.

Another Explosion, in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy in Central Kabul, killing 22 people.

The Taliban said they were behind the two attacks. The Group continues to have a concerted to carpet bomb, while at the same time participate in Peace Talks .

But U.S. President Donald Trump described the negotiations with the Taliban as "dead" at the beginning of this month.

The Taliban refuse to talk to The Afghan government, and have vowed to disrupt the presidential elections in the country on 28 June. September.

In a statement they said: "We have already warned the people at election rallies, if you suffer any loss is your own responsibility. "

What is known about The Explosions ?

Forty-two people were reported injured, as the election rally blast in Charikar, capital of Parwan province, at 11:40 local time (07:10 GMT).

the children were said among the victims, the medical staff. The bomber, on a motorcycle, triggered by the Explosion at a checkpoint at the box office.

President Ashraf Ghani , who hopes for a second term of five years, was not injured.

Another suicide bomber targeted Kabul's busy Masood square, the location of the ministries and the Nato connections, by 13:00 local time.

a further 38 people were injured, according to data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

On Twitter, The President of the perpetrator was "a cowardly enemy".

What is the security situation in Afghanistan ?

according to data by the BBC.

Most of the victims were those involved in the fight as Taliban fighters, but a fifth of civilians, including children were.

The worst day for civilians was 18 August when 112 were killed, including 92 at A Wedding in Kabul.

The Taliban are to be appreciated, open to active about 70% of Afghanistan .

In June 2019, was named the country, the least peaceful place in The World by the Global Peace Index report.

Both the Taliban and the Nato-supported Afghan troops are on the offensive now.

An Afghan government source said to fight harder than ever before, as they pushed to enter, the territory long-held or recently taken by the Taliban.

Longer fight means more civilian casualties.

Taliban negotiators in the Qatari capital of Doha told us that they had Set Up an office for the investigation of such incidents.

On the state side, an office was established six months ago by the National Security adviser, Dr. Hamdullah Mohib , who tells us every incident was investigated.

complaining, But as a village chief in Herat: "We come under fire from both sides. What should we do?"

What happened to The Peace negotiations?

with the Taliban on 7 September, after the militant group launched an attack that killed an American soldier.

talks on ending the 18-year-old conflict had come for weeks in The Gulf state of Qatar, and were, by some accounts, close to.

The US had troops in Afghanistan since 2001, when it overthrew the Taliban government.

Since then, the Taliban have refused to talk directly with The Afghan government, calling it an American puppet.

On the weekend, a spokesman for President Ghani ruled out any deal before the election.

Why are the elections controversial?

The elections were twice delayed, and when the Treaty of peace had been beaten, they were unlikely to go forward this month.

The Taliban fear, she will allow the current government to consolidate its power. You have a choice of attacked the events and the retrieval of web pages in previous years.

The Group 's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said such sites were "military targets" because they are protected by the security forces.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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