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| Afghanistan |
| Armed Opposition Groups Making Gains in Kunduz |
| 2014-08-16 |
| [Tolo News] Local residents in Kunduz province are growing more concerned about advances made by turban groups, causing some in the area to flee their homes in search of safety. Many residents have said provincial security officials are proving inadequate in maintaining local security. Reports of similar gains by Lions of Islam have also emerged from a number of northern provinces such as Takhar and Badakhshan. "Taliban have surrounded Kunduz, only the city is left, but they might come," one resident named Hakeem told TOLOnews. "Dasht-e-Archi district is at war, so is Char Dara, we ask the security institutions to bring security to Kunduz." The general sentiment among locals seems to be that the central government is ignoring their plight. "Our area is very insecure, and the government is paying no attention," Kunduz resident Mesbah-u-din said. He went on to say that the government has released some of the Lions of Islam it captures, and then in turn those gunnies rejoin the efforts to take territory in the province. Ongoing fighting between gunnies in Kunduz and security forces has displaced an unknown number of families. "Our house is now destroyed, four missiles hit our home, and the Taliban forced us to leave," Muhammad Nabi told TOLOnews. "The Taliban are harassing us, bothering our kids, and we are afraid of bullets so we came to the city," another Kunduz resident named Abdul Naser said. While not denying the recent increase in insecurity in Kunduz, provincial officials have said that some of the armed opposition groups have entered the province from other areas of Afghanistan as well as neighboring countries. "The Taliban are trying to take leadership of the future of Afghanistan and they want to stay in this country and have a government and be involved in politics," Kunduz Governor Ghulam Sakhi Baghlani said on Friday. "This is clear, but in some areas, their activities have increased and in some areas their influence and activity has decreased," he maintained. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Livia grabbed for Jane's hair to make her point. Jane elbowed her in the face in rebuttal... the local police have focused on their own successes rather than the worrying reports being made by residents. "As a result of our operations in Kunduz in the past two days, 22 enemies have been killed, with their bodies lying on the battleground, and six other enemies have been maimed," said General Mustafa Mohseni, the Kunduz Police Chief. He blamed the Lions of Islam for the rising civilian corpse count. Earlier this week, security officials acknowledged that six of their security check posts had been surrounded by gunnies and would likely fall into their hands if not reinforced. |
| Posted by:Fred |