DM Monitoring
KABUL: “The protracted war and violent incidents mostly in the shape of suicide attack, roadside bombings, killing and destructions have killed many people, but still I am hopeful to see the end of war and returning lasting peace in Afghanistan,” Mohammad Karim, a resident of eastern Afghan city Jalalabad, told Xinhua.
Karim, 58, lamented that he “abandoned university 30 years ago due to war but the destructive war is still going on with no end at sight.”
However, Karim hoped that the ongoing peace efforts in Doha could one day bring about peace in Afghanistan.
The hope for peace among Afghans remains high although the militancy and conflicts have been on rise over the past couple of months.
Over 60 persons have been killed over the past 24 hours in the conflict-battered country. In this latest wave of violence, a bomb blast targeted police patrol in the southern Kandahar city on Monday afternoon, injuring a police constable, a local official said on the condition of anonymity.
Meanwhile, personnel of law enforcing agencies captured two would-be suicide bombers in the eastern Nangarhar’s provincial center Jalalabad city and thus foiled terrorist attacks, provincial governor Ziaul Haq Omarkhil told reporters Monday.
On Sunday morning, an explosive-laden hijacked military vehicle was detonated next to a military base in the eastern Ghazni province, killing at least 30 soldiers and wounding 20 others, local officials have confirmed.
Although no group has claimed responsibility, government officials didn’t rule out the involvement of the Taliban outfit.
“The start of intra-Afghan dialogue on Sept. 12 has raised the ray of hope for peace but so far in fiasco,” Azmuding, 32, from the northern Baghlan province maintained. Nevertheless, Azmuding was optimistic that the war would end and peace would finally return to his country.
Azmuding who lost his father in the war 22 years ago suggested that the warring sides should be flexible to work for peace in order to ensure the peaceful life for others in the country.
“I am praying for the success of Afghan peace efforts in Doha to spend my rest of life in a peaceful environment,” Zabihullah from the northern Kunduz province muttered.
