Kabul: Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace whereas Eid prayers had been ongoing

On July 20 at round 8 AM (native time), rockets hit the capital metropolis of Afghanistan and landed near the presidential palace throughout Eid al-Adha prayers. Reports recommend that it’s unclear who was behind the assault. Mirwais Stanekzai, spokesperson, Interior Ministry, stated that three rockets landed outdoors the palace.
They had been fired from the Parwan-e-Se area and landed in Bagh-e-Ali Mardan and Chaman-e-Hozori areas situated in District 1 and Manabe Bashari area location in District 2 of Kabul.
AFP quoted Stanikzai saying, “Today the enemies of Afghanistan launched rocket attacks in different parts of Kabul city. All the rockets hit three different parts. Based on our initial information, we have no casualties. Our team is investigating.” While officers are shying away from taking Taliban’s title, the fingers are getting pointed on the terrorist group.
Video by nationwide TV exhibits the second rockets landed close to the Presidential Palace throughout Eid prayers this morning. pic.twitter.com/WmEniyfLfM— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) July 20, 2021
A video shared by Tolo News exhibits how the explosions interrupted the out of doors gathering for prayers. Notably, President Ashraf Ghani was additionally current for the prayers. Amidst the sounds of explosions, the prayer continued.
Later, Ghani delivered a speech from an outside podium. He stated, “The future of Afghanistan in Afghanistan is determined by Afghans. Afghans should prove in action that they are united. A firm stance by the people for the next three to six months will change the situation. Does the Taliban have any ‘positive response’ to Afghans, especially to women?”
Taliban growth in Afghanistan
In current instances, American troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan whereas Taliban militants have been launching main offensive assaults. They are taking up district after district leading to unrest throughout the nation.
In earlier years, the Taliban had declared a ceasefire through the Eid vacation, however this yr no such bulletins had been made. However, on July 19, NATO representatives in Kabul and 15 diplomatic missions urged the Taliban to cease the offensive assaults after militants and the Afghan authorities failed to come back to an settlement on a ceasefire at Doha.
Notably, Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist working for Reuters was just lately killed whereas he was masking the continued rigidity between the Afghan authorities and the Taliban.