In reaction to reports about alleged support by the Qatari government to terrorist groups in the Middle East and Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday said that one of the key reasons for the ongoing conflict in the country was because insurgent groups were getting support from regional countries.
 
This comes after the Afghan government announced that unless the Taliban ends its insurgency, government will have the group’s political office closed in Doha, Qatar.

The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday announced it had sacked at least 24 officers over last month’s deadly attack by the Taliban against the 209 Shaheen Army Corps military base in northern Balkh province.
 
At least 250 mostly unarmed soldiers were killed in the attack. They had been at Friday prayers and in the canteen when the insurgents, disguised as fellow soldiers, stormed the highly fortified base in Dehdadi district.