Afghanistan: Governor of Chardara district injured in roadside blast

According to sources, Hafizzullah Safi the governor of Chardara district was injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan along with his two bodyguards. The incident took place on Sunday, December 8, as the Governor was on his way to inspect a development project.

Chardara Governor injured

The Chardara district is one of the seven districts of Kunduz Province which is located in northern Afghanistan. The Gover of the province is Asadullah Omarkhil. The population of Chardara district as of 2006 is  65,100 and accounts for 8% of the population of the Kunduz Province.  This recent incident comes After gunmen opened fire on an Afghan security forces vehicle, at least two people have been killed and three others have reportedly suffered injuries. According to the government the attack took place in Pul-e-Charkhi area of Kabul on December 2. The gunmen fled from the area after the attack according to local media.
In a separate incident, 31 Islamic terrorists along with 62 women and children surrendered themselves to Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

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Trump's Secret Thanksgiving Visit

On Thanksgiving this year, US President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to meet the US troops at the Bagram airbase outside the capital city of Kabul. As per reports, Trump served turkey to troops in a cafeteria, posed for photographs, and delivered speech in a hangar in a visit which lasted for three and a half hours. His visit to Afghanistan had evoked several questions about its secrecy and the unusual procedure that was followed by the White House to keep the visit under wraps. Stephanie Grisham, who is a White House spokesperson said that the 33-hour round trip was carefully organised by the White House, which took weeks of planning in order to keep it a secret. The information was disclosed shortly after Trump left the Afghanistan military base to return back to the United States.