- On August 3, clashes between the Afghan Army and Taliban were reported in Najrab area in Kapisa province
- On August 4, clashes between the Afghan Army and Taliban continued to the west of Herat city
- On August 4, clashes between the Afghan Army and Taliban continued inside the city of Lashkar Gah
- On August 3, at least eight people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded in a car bomb blast near the residence of Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Bismillah Mohammadi in Kabul’s PD 10. Taliban took responsibility for the attack
- 274 Taliban militants were killed and 143 others were wounded as a result of Afghan Army operations in Nangarhar, Logar, Kandahar, Farah, Herat, Jowzjan, Balkh, Samangan, Faryab, Sar-e Pol, Helmand, Takhar, Kunduz, Baghlan, Kapisa and Kabul provinces during the last 24 hours, according to the Afghan MOD
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Ashraf Ghani is squarely and single-handedly responsible for the war (if it breaks out), as he dithered on implementing the provisions of Doha Accord (i.e. releasing Taliban prisoners) and clinging to power for dear life. Sharing the ignonimity with him are stanch pro Indian/zio Christian west like Ahmed Massoud, Marshal Fahim, Rashid Dostum, Amrullah Saleh, Hamdullah Mohib, Hanif Atmar, and Ismail Khan etc. They promote pro Indian/zio Christian west sentiment for profit…endearing to their narrow political base and in the process benefiting from Pentagon, CIA, (some) US State Department/Government officials, representatives in Congress/Senate and the beltway contractors’ community.