The comments distancing the U.S. further from the conflict came as Taliban militants captured two more provincial capitals Monday in a push across much of Afghanistan.
On Tuesday, Afghan foreign minister Haneef Atmar met with ambassadors and representatives of neighbouring countries to discuss the situation in the country.
The officials said that the number of Taliban fighters in the district numbers only about 200 fighters, but they are looking to recruit more fighters from among the people, reported Tolo News.
Pulitzer Prize winner Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in the town of Spin Boldak, near the border with Pakistan.
The Indian Navy is procuring 24 of these helicopters manufactured by Lockheed Martin under foreign military sales from the US government at an estimated cost of USD2.4 billion.
The Interior Ministry quickly blamed the Taliban. There was no immediate response from the Taliban.
Four other people were wounded in the attack and brought to the hospital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Afghanistan battled with two terrorists attacks on Monday as Taliban killed 15 security personnel in Kunduz province, while unidentified militants attacked the education department in Jalalabad.
The victims were all ethnic Hazaras, a Shia minority in Afghanistan that is frequently targeted by Sunni extremists in different parts of the country.
Trump issued a strong statement in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack claimed by the Taliban, which is second such assault in the Afghan capital in a week.
Kabul: At least five civilians and an army soldier were killed when militants attacked a vehicle in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Tuesday, the provincial government spokesman said.A civilian car which had given a lift to
Kabul: A NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed on Tuesday in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.The ISAF neither provided the nationality of the victim nor the details about the incident.Nearly 50,000 NATO-led
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