Emma Graham-Harrison and Akhtar Mohammad Makoii in Herat, The Guardian: Hopes for peace appear to be slipping away in Afghanistan
Peace process between the government and Taliban was crumbling before talks began.
In the wake of a devastating attack in Kabul on Tuesday on a maternity unit that saw gunmen shoot women in labour, new mothers and their newborn babies, hopes of a peace process for Afghanistan appear to be slipping away as both the government and Taliban ramp up military operations.
The Taliban on Thursday attacked a city in Afghanistan’s east, killing five civilians and at least one soldier, and injuring dozens more with a truck bomb. The bomber had been targeting an army base in Gardez, but the explosives detonated before he reached it, leaving a too-familiar tangle of rubble and bodies.
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WNU Editor: As long as there are lunatics who receive support for doing this, there will never be peace in Afghanistan .... 'They came to kill the mothers': Shock, blame swirl after Afghan hospital attack (NBC).
