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Lack Of Local Govt Cooperation Behind Security Issues In Kunduz
A number of former officials, critics, members of civil society and residents of Kunduz said government has failed to fill the gap between people and the state after the fall of Kunduz city to the Taliban last year and that a lack of cooperation with the residents has resulted in serious security issues in the northern province."Unfortunately, no clearance operation was carried out in Kunduz after the city collapsed to Taliban last year. Coordination should be established between people and local government in order to prevent Taliban from advancing once again," said Hamdullah Danishi, former acting governor of Kunduz. Meanwhile, a number of Kunduz residents and civil society activists said not addressing people's problems was the main reason why the Taliban started their activities on the outskirts of Kunduz city. "In addition to a lack of coordination among security forces in Kunduz, other problems in this province is that the gap between people and government has increased," said Mohammad Asghar Maihanyar, a civil society activist in Kunduz. "The [Kunduz] city was destroyed and it happens all the time, but no one tries to bring the city's situation under control. There are thousands of security force members in Kunduz, but there is no coordination among them," said Adila Hussaini, a resident of the city. Reports indicate that two rockets were fired near the Kunduz governor's office on Thursday where the Interior Minister Taj Mohammad Jahid had a meeting with local officials. A number of security force members were wounded in the rocket attack, reports indicate. Talking on Kunduz situation, Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said: "Taliban attacked the city while they had clothes same as local residents. This is a problem in guerilla wars, but on the battlefields, Taliban does not have the power to face our security forces." This comes after parts of Kunduz city including the main circle were overrun by the Taliban earlier this week, but according to security forces, most parts of the city have been retaken after a large-scale military operation conducted by Afghan forces in the northern province. Video report at the link Posted by: badanov 2016-10-07 |
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