- Monday was a deadly day in Afghanistan, as 10 journalists, one US soldier, and multiple civilians were killed in four separate incidents across the country.
- One US soldier was killed and another wounded in an incident in eastern Afghanistan.
- A BBC journalist was also shot dead in an incident in Khost province.
- Eight Romanian soldiers, as well as multiple Afghan police officers and civilians, were killed and wounded in a car bombing in Kandahar province.
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Deadly day in Afghanistan: 10 journalists, 1 US soldier, and multiple civilians killed in 4 separate incidents
Two suicide bombers detonated their devices near Afghan intelligence headquarters in Kabul, killing at least 25 people and wounding 49. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack online, the deadliest attack on journalists since 2001.
Monday was a deadly day in Afghanistan, as 10 journalists, one US soldier, Romanian soldiers, Afghan soldiers, and multiple civilians were killed in four separate incidents across the country.
Two suicide bombers detonated their devices near
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"But there is no more hope. Life seems to be even more difficult than under the Taliban because of the insecurity," Marai wrote. "I don’t dare to take my children for a walk. I have five and they spend their time cooped up inside the house. Every morning as I go to the office and every evening when I return home, all I think of are cars that can be booby-trapped, or of suicide bombers coming out of a crowd. I can’t take the risk. So we don’t go out."
"I have never felt life to have so little prospects and I don’t see a way out. It’s a time of anxiety," he wrote at the end.
You can see more of Marai's work here.
In November, the US began quietly ramping up the war in Afghanistan, initiating a new strategy that targets Taliban drug labs with airstrikes. The strategy has been criticized by some as a game of "whack-a-mole" since the Taliban can reportedly rebuild the labs in just a matter of days.
The US is spending about $45 billion per year in Afghanistan, where it has been at war for nearly 17 years, making it the longest in American history.
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