KABUL – Afghanistan’s government on Sunday announced that all options areon the table to avenge the deaths of those killed by the Taliban in recentattacks in the country, TOLONEWS has reported.

Almost 150 were killed in Kabul alone this month in attacks carried outmainly by the Taliban.

According to government, the execution of Taliban prisoners on death rowwas one option.

First government will increase its military pressure on the group and thenthe cases of some Taliban prisoners will be assessed; they will be executedonce the legal procedures have been wrapped up, the office of the CEO said.

“Including execution, the Afghan government will not be reluctant toconsider any option against the enemies; operations will be increasedagainst them,” said the CEO’s deputy spokesman Jawed Faisal.

Meanwhile, a number of military analysts have said that to bring peace andsecurity to the country, justice must be served on the killers of thepeople.

“Until that happens, justice is not being served, and until the killers ofthe people are brought to justice, I don’t think we can reach permanentsecurity,” said a military commentator Jawed Kohistani.

Security ministries vow harsher military action

“Our commandos, night-time operations and air strikes have increased,whenever we receive any report about the presence of Taliban, we willconduct operations against them,” a defense ministry spokesman DawlatWaziri said on Sunday.

“Operations are ongoing in 20 provinces across the country; majoroperations are underway in Helmand, Ghazni, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Paktikaand Zabul provinces,” said MoI deputy spokesman Nusrat Rahimi.

According to reports, 600 prisoners are on death row waiting for PresidentAshraf Ghani to sign their execution orders.