NBCNEWS: Afghan security forces, civilians face 50 percent surge in attacks, U.S. watchdog says

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Afghan security forces, civilians face 50 percent surge in attacks, U.S. watchdog says
A Pentagon spokesperson said the Taliban’s level of violence is “unacceptably high and directly threatens the peace process.”
Nov. 5, 2020, 12:06 AM EST
By Courtney Kube

Enemy attacks against Afghan security forces and civilians increased by 50 percent in the third quarter of 2020, according to the Pentagon’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) quarterly report to Congress.

Citing data provided by the U.S. military command in Afghanistan, the SIGAR report says the number of attacks rose by that percentage from the period of April through June to July through September and are “above seasonal norms.”

Since then, attacks against U.S. and foreign troops have decreased, but assaults on Afghan military and police have accelerated, including a deadly Taliban offensive against Helmand Province’s provincial capital earlier this month.

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A Pentagon spokesperson says the Taliban’s level of violence is “unacceptably high and directly threatens the peace process.”

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