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| Questions Raised Over Fall of Takhar District |
| 2015-10-30 |
| Former Police Chief of Takhar claimed on Thursday that Darqad district of the province fell to the Taliban because what he alleged the forces remained inactive against the group. Abdul Hannan Qataghani claimed that the forces failed to show even a slight resistance against the Taliban – who seized district's control on Wednesday. "Security forces didn't fight [the insurgents] at all," Qataghani said. "If they had fought, Darqad would have not fallen [to Taliban]." Surrounded by Kokcha and Amur Rivers, Darqad district have no land route to other parts of the province. Therefore, the residents need to travel to the district by boats. Criticizing the local forces, Qataghani raised the question about Taliban's advancement to the district – which has no link road to other districts. But the security officials say that the forces tactically retreated from the district, which is about 100km from Talaqan city, the provincial capital. The military experts, meanwhile, accused the government of not being able to manage the war and fighting in the country. According to them, the Ministry of Defense lacks professional people in the leadership to manage war. "We have enough force and weapons in these districts but there is no management," military analyst Atiqullah Amarkhail said. Over the past few months, the insurgents have drastically extended their activities to the north and northeastern parts of the country. The militants have reportedly set up their hideouts in these regions in a bid to have more control over strategic parts of Afghanistan. |
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