Mohammad Omar Daudzai, President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy for Pakistan, said Saturday the Taliban are trying to challenge the Afghan peace process by intensifying the war and carrying out targeted assassinations across the country.

Lashkargah (BNA) Taliban shadow governor for Helmand was wounded in an airstrike and ten other Taliban were killed. According to reports, the attack took place last night during a Taliban rally in Nad Ali district when senior Taliban commanders were planning a large-scale attack on civilian and military facilities in the district.

Lashkargah (BNA) Taliban intelligence chief for Garmsir district, Helmand with four others were killed in an airstrike.

Afghanistan Ministry of Defense (MOD) said on Thursday that US has provided as assistance hundreds of Humvees vehicles, Helicopters and aircrafts to the Afghan National Army (ANA).

US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), quoted Pentagon, saying an increase in violence by the Taliban is not acceptable and will impact the US-Taliban peace deal.

In a joint declaration issued by the European Union and Pakistan on Wednesday evening, the EU and Pakistan said both sides should make earnest efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan and rid the country of illicit activities.

Taliban spokesman says they will not allow any group including al-Qaeda to exploit and use Afghanistan’s territory against other nations. Taliban has rejected al-Qaeda presence in Afghanistan weeks after the Afghan security forces during an operation killed a senior leader of the network Abu Mohsin al-Misri in a Taliban-controlled area in Andar district of central Ghazni province.

Members of the Afghan Lower House of Parliament (Wolesi Jirga) on Wednesday said they will summon a number of high-ranking officials to appear before them and answer questions over the recent spate of violent attacks in Kabul – specifically the attack on Monday on Kabul University.

The Ulema Council of Afghanistan on Wednesday condemned Monday’s attack on Kabul University and labelled it as the “most ignorant type of war”. The council also called on government to immediately lift restrictions on security forces and allow them to take urgent action against the perpetrators.

In what could be a “new method of attack”, an explosion in the Kunduz governor’s compound on Sunday could have been carried out by a drone, the New York Times reported Monday.