No let down in violence in Afghanistan amid Covid-19 outbreak as officials blame Taliban for deadly wave of attacks
Taliban has continued to attack local law-enforcement and security forces after signing a peace deal with the US in February in Doha, Qatar.
In northern Takhar province, 19 security personnel were killed in a battle Sunday night in the district of Khwaja Ghor, according to Jawad Hajri, spokesman for the provincial governor. Meanwhile, in northern Balkh province, a Taliban attack on Sunday morning in the Sholgara district killed seven troops, according to Adil Shah Adil, spokesman for the provincial police chief.
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