Afghanistan: At least fifty-nine killed over past 24 hours, RiV said

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KABUL, 7 April, 2021 (TON): On Wednesday a local monitoring group reported, at least 59 people were killed in insurgent activities and clashes in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours.

Reduction in Violence (RiV) tweeted, "Within the past 24 hours, our team has documented 59 deaths, including eight civilians, nine Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) members, and 42 Taliban militants.”

The group said that there were also 30 civilians, 38 Taliban militants, and seven security forces members wounded in the cited period.

According to the RiV statistics, the casualties were observed in 15 violent incidents that took place in seven of the Asian country's 34 provinces.

 

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