White House is ‘concerned about’ continued Taliban violence

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The White House condemned a recent spate of Taliban attacks and said that the violence will not help them get what they want from the international community.

Press secretary Jen Psaki criticized Taliban violence on Friday afternoon, which coincided with the Taliban capturing their first provincial capital and a successful assassination attempt against Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Government Media and Information Center.

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