At least six people were injured in a blast caused by a magnetic bomb in Kabul on Monday. The blast took place at around 03:45 this afternoon in Gozargah Bridge area in the limits of 17 security district of Kabul.

It’s been nearly two decades since the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan, but full withdrawal remains the subject of heated debate, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Afghanistan, William Ruger said. “It is time to leave the country.”

The clashes took place in Gardez city as gunmen opened fire on public uprising forces, officials said. At least two public uprising forces members were killed and four others were wounded in Paktia province on Saturday night, local officials confirmed on Sunday.

Dostum has said that more focus is needed to ensure a real partnership of the nation. Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has criticized the lack of implementation of the political agreement that was signed between President Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah in May and stressed that the deal needs to be acted upon to ensure lasting peace in the country.

A member of the Taliban’s leadership council said the group will not allow any foreign fighters to use Afghanistan’s soil. First Vice President Amrullah on Sunday said that the Taliban still maintains ties with al Qaeda and that their separation “is harder than desalination.”

Andarabi said that a serious investigation is underway into the incident in collaboration with the NDS. Security forces have arrested three suspects for involvement in the Nov. 7 blast that killed three people, including former TOLOnews anchor Yama Siawash, the interior minister Massoud Andarabi said in a meeting on Sunday.

At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a military helicopter crash in the northern parts of the country on Sunday, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

Residents of 315 area of Khair Khana, in Kabul city, said on Sunday that Afghan security forces arrested about 280 people between Saturday and Sunday in connection with suspected terrorist activities, armed robberies and other crimes.

Preliminary findings from the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) show that between 2 to 9 December there were nine IED & armed attacks in Khost, Kapisa, Kandahar and Kabul – 9 civilians killed and 17 others injured.

At least four security personnel were killed and three others, including a civilian, wounded on Saturday when three explosions rocked different parts of Kabul, officials said.