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Another 2 districts in northern Kunduz and Sar-e-Pul provinces fall under the Taliban
[KhaamaPress] According to the reports, Khan Abad, a district in northern Kunduz province, and Sayad, another district in northern Sar-e-Pul...a city and eponymous province in northern Afghanistan, population about 500,000. Demographically it is majority Tadjik and Uzbek. There are small Pashtun, Arab, and Hazara communities, of which the Hazaras mostly don't bother anyone... province have fallen under the Taliban  ...mindless ferocity in a turban...control. Local officials in Kunduz and Sar-e-Pul provinces confirmed that Taliban fighters have seized Khan Abad district in Kunduz and Sayad district of Sar-e-Pul provinces last night. The Afghan cops have not yet officially commented on it and neither they have yet disclosed the number of casualties. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson to the Taliban has confirmed they have brought both Khan Abad district of Kunduz and Sayad district of Sar-e-Pul province under their control and have seized military types of equipment and facilities left by the Afghan forces. This comes as the Taliban has increased its offensive operations throughout the country with more focus on the Northern parts of Afghanistan. Reports suggest that Marshal Dostum ...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban. The story that he had a bad guy run over with a tank is an exaggeration. It was an armored personnel carrier... , a prominent leader in the north of Afghanistan is fighting with the Taliban fighters in the front line. Afghanistan's Caped President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money... chaired a comprehensive security meeting yesterday and have ordered the security institutions to fight back and defend against the Taliban attacks, Presidential Palace reported. Related: Khan Abad: 2021-03-14 11 Security Force Members Killed in Kunduz, Balkh Khan Abad: 2021-02-06 Fighting Reported in 20 Provinces in Last 24 Hours Khan Abad: 2021-02-06 16 Security Force Members Killed in Kunduz: Source Related: Kunduz: 2021-06-11 Car Bomb Targets Military Base in Baghlan Kunduz: 2021-06-05 Clashes Reported in Three Districts of Herat, 4 Soldiers Killed; 183 Talibs toes up across Afghanistan Kunduz: 2021-06-01 5 People Freed by Afghan Forces from Taliban Prison in Kunduz Related: Sayad: 2021-04-23 Many died in ‘Taliban’ attacks across Afghanistan Sayad: 2021-04-01 Taliban targets coalition base in Khost province Sayad: 2020-12-31 AAF Airstrikes Claim 10 Taliban in Farah Province Related: Sar-e-Pul: 2021-06-13 Kabul: Twin blasts target Hazara civilians, fmr mujahideen emir and family killed in Paghman Sar-e-Pul: 2021-06-13 District in Ghor Falls to Taliban after latest ‘Heavy Clashes’ Sar-e-Pul: 2021-06-12 MPs Seek Deployment of Reinforcements to Frontlines in North Related: Dostum: 2021-05-04 Taliban, US in Talks Over Full Withdrawal by July: Sources Dostum: 2021-02-18 Taliban Keeps Close Ties with Al-Qaeda: Report Dostum: 2021-02-10 Balkh:Talib intelligence chief tied up, 4 shepherds killed defending sheep — sheep apparently fine Posted by: trailing wife 2021-06-15 |
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