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Saleh Says Taliban Use New Bombing Tactics in Kabul

Saleh Says Taliban Use New Bombing Tactics in Kabul

KABUL - First vice president Amrullah Saleh on Monday claimed the Taliban now used new tactics in planting landmines on roads of capital Kabul.
Amrullah Saleh in summary of his 6:30am meeting wrote that a new tactic had been used in Kabul’s Baraki area explosion.
The Sunday evening’s explosion took place at around 4:30pm in limits of Baraki square on a police vehicle.
Kabul police spokesman, Firdaws Faramarz on Sunday said two individuals were killed and five others wounded as a result of the explosion.
But vice president Amrullah Saleh said four individuals were killed in the explosion.
The VP also shared images of the new tactics Taliban used in planting bombs and landmines on Kabul roads on his Facebook page.
“As you see in the images, the Taliban are using new ways of planting landmines on Kabul roads and according to the evidence that we have, the Taliban have received special drills from Pakistan to plant bombs,” he added.
Saleh said these drills are usually carried in compact type vehicles and could dig up to 10cm in one to two minutes. The bomb has road type color.
Saleh said from now on police are instructed to fully search all compact type vehicles and vehicles without back seating.
The Taliban have not yet commented in this regard. (Pajhwok)