The Taliban denied responsibility and said Afghan security forces were to blame.
“Unknown gunmen fired on people praying inside a mosque during iftar time,’’ said Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the Governor of Parwan province, during the Islamic holy month.
The Ministry of Interior confirmed the attack in Parwan’s provincial capital Charekar, blaming it on the insurgent Taliban.The United Nations has warned of an alarming uptick in violence against civilians in Afghanistan.Violence increased around the country even after a Feb. 29 U.S.-Taliban pact on the withdrawal of U.S.-led foreign forces in exchange for Taliban security guarantees.
Afghan security forces, on Tuesday, clashed with Taliban fighters around the city of Kunduz, a strategically important centre that has been one of the Taliban’s main targets and which the group has briefly captured twice in recent years.Assadullah Khalid, acting Minister of Defence, said during a visit to the city that more than 50 insurgents and eight security force members had been killed.They deny any involvement in the maternity ward attack and the U.S.
The U.S. has sent special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, to Doha and Kabul to press the Afghan government and the Taliban to start stalled peace talks.
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