Taliban-linked insurgency and conflicts are going up in Afghanistan as over 80 people, with majority of them suspected Taliban insurgents, and seven foreign soldiers have been killed since beginning of June, Xihnua reported.
In the latest wave of violence, Taliban militants ambushed the motorcade of officials in Paktika province east of Afghanistan Sunday killing a senior police officer and injuring a district chief, spokesman of provincial administration said.
"A group of armed militants ambushed the convey of Mohammad Janan, the police chief of Saroza district at 11:00 a.m. local time (GMT0630) killing him and wounding the district chief Raz Mohammad who travelled along with the ill-fated police chief," Hamidullah Zuwak told Xinhua.
Zuwak added that police and district chief were heading from Urgon district to their office in Saroza district.
The militants in similar attack in the same province killed the district governor of Omna along with his three sons weeks ago.
This attack came after two deadly blasts in riot southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Saturday which left five dead and wounding 10 others, all of them non-combatants.
In the first blast rocked Spin Boldak district of Kandahar on Saturday, according to police, the bomb was planted in a motorcycle went off pre-maturely killing three women and two children while injuring eight others including three women.
Later in the afternoon, a militants strapped explosive device in his body aimed to target military convoy in Jalai district of Kandahar but the device exploded pre-maturely killing the bomber and wounding two children playing around.
Moreover, a roadside bomb planted by insurgents hit a vehicle of U.S. -led Coalition troops in Logar province, some 60 km south of Afghan capital Kabul, Saturday night damaging a military vehicle, provincial administration spokesman Deen Mohammad Darwish told Xinhua.
"The explosion occurred in Puli Habibullah area near the Puli Alam, capital of Logar at around 10:00 p.m. local time (GMT1730) destroying one military vehicle, but caused no causalities on security forces," Deen Mohammad Darwish said.
Meanwhile, Taliban purported spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid in talks with media from undisclosed location claimed responsibility, adding that five soldiers with coalitions forces were killed in the incident.
Operation against Taliban hideout, according to officials, had left 22 Taliban fighters dead in the southern Uruzgan province Thursday while militancy and skirmishes have killed dozens others elsewhere in the country over the past one week.
Meantime, the Taliban fighters once more repeated their determination to intensified their activities against Afghan government and the U.S.-led forces stationed in the country.
In a response to President Barack Obama's speech in Egypt on Thursday, the Taliban in a statement released to media from south Afghanistan Friday vowed to fight nail and tooth.
President Obama in his address said that American forces would not stay permanently in Afghanistan and leave that country after defeating Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents.
"If Obama wants peace in Afghanistan and in the region, he should pull out his troops and give an end to occupation," Taliban said in the statement.
In the six-article statement, issued by the leadership council of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the militia emphasized for Jihad (holy war) by saying, "We are calling on all the Muslims to continue Jihad against the American invaders and infidels until getting back your freedom."
Taliban insurgents have vowed to intensify attacks against Afghan and the international troops as 129 foreign soldiers have been martyred so far this year in the post-Taliban central Asian state.