The Afghan Ministry of Education says at least 100 teachers/education officials have been killed since the beginning of the Afghan year!
In Paktiya Province, three U.S. personnel were killed as the outpost they were based at came under artillery attack. Several U.S. soldiers were wounded. The three killed were from Arkansas, Idaho and Texas. They were members of the U.S. Army’s 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment. Also, a senior Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, and his two bodyguards, were wounded by a roadside bomb.
In Kabul Province, another 22 people were killed by flash floods. In Kabul city, cops say the recent deaths and disappearance of several Chinese could be connected to human trafficking. One of the missing men was found dead. There are reports that the Chinese were pimps!
In Farah Province, at least five family members were killed when their Toyota Corolla ran over a landmine.
In Faryab Province, Dawlat Abad District, four cops were killed when they drove over a landmine.
In Ghazni Province, the female representative of Kandahar Province, in the lower house of parliament, was kidnapped as she drove through Ghazni. Her four children were also kidnapped.
In Uruzgan Province, Mujahideen liberated 22 prisoners from Tarinkot prison.
In Nangarhar Province, Brigadier Raz Muhammad, who claims to be a trainer for Afghan National Army special forces, joined the Mujahideen.
The Australian Department of Defence is crying about Afghanistan’s exit tax! Afghanistan is charging the Diggers $3545 per container, that leaves Afghanistan by road. Australia says it might be cheaper to fly the military equipment out.
The Afghan government has agreed to hold peace talks with Mujahideen in Turkey or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reports that an Afghan trucking contractor working for the U.S. military has stolen $77 million USD! It took three years of investigating to find where the money went.
According to German news media reports, the Afghan Ministry of Defense says U.S. taxpayers are paying for 24 brand new C-130 transport aircraft for the Afghan National Air Force, on top of the 20 Super Tucano COIN birds!