Bondi flew over the bomb in Afghanistan and flew into the air: 34 dead | Chronic

The latest data indicate that the death toll would rise to 34 people and the number of injured to 17, due to the explosion of a collective that has pbaded over a number of people. mine last Wednesday on a highway west of Afghanistan.

According to EFE, the explosion occurred around 6 pm local time in Farah province, when the bus carrying pbadengers, all civilians, targeted a bomb placed on a route linking the west and south of the country. country.

Mohibullah Mohib, Spokesman of the police chief of Farah province, said "most of the wounded had a critical prognosis, so the number of deaths could increase".

The vehicle was traveling along a main road linking the city of Herat to the west of the country and Kandahar to the south.

No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban are operating in the area and often place roadside bombs against government officials and members of the security forces.

Despite the peace talks he has with the United States in an attempt to end the 18-year war, this group continues to be the protagonist of the attacks.

On the eve of the accident, the UN mission in Afghanistan reported in a report that during the first six months of the year, most of the civilian victims of the conflict were from Afghan forces. and their international allies.

According to UNAMA, the objective of "zero victim", agreed this month in Doha during talks between US officials, Afghan society and the Taliban, is still far from being reached.

According to reports of people killed in 2019, the highest number was 717. This corresponds to 403 civilians who died during operations by Afghan forces and 314 others because of armed forces. international.

The Taliban, a subsidiary of the Islamic extremist group and other insurgent groups, killed 531 people during the same period, 300 of them in direct attacks.

Among the reasons for the decrease in the number of victims following the actions of the insurgents, there is a reduction in the use of explosive devices, which still represent 28% of the total, with 206 dead and 859 injured, according to The report.

"One in three died in land combat and 28% of those killed were caused by mining bombs"said the UN. Afghanistan is one of the countries with the largest number of antipersonnel mines in the world, a legacy of decades of war.

The number of civilian casualties in nearly two decades of the Afghan conflict remains very high, with 1,366 dead and 2,446 injured in the first half of 2019 alone, the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported on Tuesday. report.

Since the end of last year, Zalmay Khalilzad, emissary of Washington, meets the Taliban. They appear to be on the brink of reaching an agreement whereby US forces withdraw their troops as soon as possible, in return for the guarantee that it will not become a launching pad for international terrorist attacks.

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After almost two decades of conflict, Afghanistan is in an optimistic process as negotiations between the US and Taliban have progressed.