Afghanistan: Afghan govt says Taliban killed over 100 civilians in Spin Boldak area after taking management

The raging Afghanistan battle has taken a flip for the more serious as Taliban terrorists reportedly have killed greater than 100 civilians, seemingly with none cause. The Afghan Ministry of Interior(MoI) confirmed the bloodbath that came about within the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province.
The Ministry additionally suspected Pakistani hand within the carnage that unfolded in Kandhar that resulted within the casualty of greater than 100 civilians. 
“The brutal terrorists on the order of their Punjabi bosses (Pakistan) ambushed the homes of the innocent Afghans in certain areas of Spin Boldak, looted the homes and martyred 100 innocent people,” mentioned Mirwais Stanekzai, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.
In addition to the tragic lack of greater than 100 civilians, a member of Kandhar’s provincial council mentioned that he misplaced his two sons after unidentified gunmen kidnapped them from their house a day earlier than Eid and killed them. 
The Taliban, nevertheless, has denied their involvement within the barbaric killing of civilians. 
But the Afghan safety companies declare the carnage was Taliban’s handiwork. Personnel of Afghan forces say lifeless our bodies are nonetheless strewn on the grounds in Spin Boldak. 
“They (Taliban) even resorted to the looting of the homes of civilians and govertment offices including the destruction of public infrastructure,” mentioned Rohullah Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. “They also assassinated the civilians,” he additional added.
By some accounts, these killed embrace athletes, CS activists, enterprise individuals, vloggers & individuals suspected of sympathising with the Afghan authorities. It can also be value noting that Pakistani companies have lengthy seen the city the place the bloodbath came about as fiercely in opposition to the Durand line and sympathising with Baluch & Achekzais subsequent door.
The present chaos that has swept Afghanistan may be linked to the US authorities’s choice of pulling out all American troops stationed within the nation by 11 September 2021. The withdrawal announcement has touched off a free-for-all disaster, the place completely different terror teams, together with the Taliban, are vying to wrench the management of the nation from the official Afghan authorities. 
As a consequence, violence has erupted in lots of elements of the nation because the Taliban seeks to determine its dominance and pushback the federal government forces. As part of its offensive, the Talibani fighters are systematically attacking province after province, growing their territorial hegemony. The Spin Boldak is likely one of the areas that’s presently managed by Taliban. It can also be the identical area the place Indian journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed whereas overlaying the battle. 
US navy carries strikes in opposition to Talibani terrorists in Kandahar
Meanwhile, the United States carried out in a single day strikes in assist of Afghan forces within the Kandahar province and to repel the advancing Talibani terrorists. The US navy retains the authority to hold out strikes it deems appropriate even because the forces are of their last steps of withdrawal. 
“In the last several days, we have acted through airstrikes to support the ANDSF,” mentioned Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, referring to Afghan authorities forces.
However, the frequency of strikes has evidently decreased. The US navy has carried out six to seven strikes within the final thirty days, largely utilizing drones to strike the targets. 
The US has lengthy supplied air help to the Afghan forces on the bottom to tackle the Talibani terrorists. But many analysts consider, the hasty pullout of the US forces would possibly profit the Taliban because the Afghan’s fledgling air energy has confirmed to be woefully incompetent in stopping the terrorists.