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| ANSF Drive Taliban Away from Kunduz Districts |
| 2014-08-25 |
| [Tolo News] With the support of local residents, the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) were successful in driving the Taliban Lions of Islam away from two districts of Kunduz province, local officials said. According to Sarwar Hussaini, the front man for the Kunduz police chief, residents of Chahar Dara and Khan Abad districts of the province have started uprisings against the Taliban, helping the ANSF take control of the province. "The Taliban have been driven to the remote areas of the districts," he said. "The ANSF is now preparing for operations in those areas." According to the Ministry of Interior (MoI) front man Sediq Sediqqi, two ANSF soldiers bit the dust during the operations that killed 20 Taliban Lions of Islam and maimed 30 others. Sediqqi added that Khan Abad, Chahar Dara and Dasht-e-Archi districts are now clear of Death Eaters. Hundreds of Taliban Lions of Islam attacked Chahar Dara and Khan Abad districts last week, forcing tens of families to flee their homes. The ANSF operations that followed the attacks resulted in heavy Death Eater casualties. Insurgent attacks have dramatically increased in the northern parts of the country in the recent months. On Friday, the Afghan Minister of Defense Bismillah Mohammadi asserted that the prolonged election process has allowed the Taliban to advance their offensives all around the country, causing the bloodiest festivities in the past three months and affecting millions of people in one way or another. |
| Posted by:Fred |