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Afghanistan
Afghan Forces Struggle To Make Gains In Volatile Dand-e-Ghori
2016-02-16
[Tolo News] Overall security in Dand-e-Ghori district of Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan has drastically deteriorated in recent weeks while an increase in holy warrior attacks against security forces in the area has been recorded.

With no end to festivities between security forces and the Taliban in sight, some Afghan security personnel on Monday said that planting of landmines by holy warriors, the presence of the Taliban inside residential areas and a halt in air strikes have prevented security forces from storming the area and eliminating the Taliban .

"We do not feel fear from anyone, the boys (army soldiers) are moving forward to the warfront," an Afghan soldier in the area said Monday.

As violence in Dand-e-Ghori continues, Afghan security institutions have sent in reinforcements to the area to end the Taliban siege and liberate the war-hit district.

"They have established defense shields inside residential areas. The Taliban are deployed inside homes, they have established strong trenches during this period," another soldier said.

The stoppage of air strikes is another huge challenge which is undermining the Afghan troops' struggle to push back the Taliban.

"The enemy continues to resist in their bases, but these bases are not so strong that they cannot be broken. After reconnecting electricity to Kabul
...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the World and didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
(after Taliban destroyed pylons), we will launch special operations and a major clearance operation in Dand-e-Ghori," Afghan army chief general Qadam Shah Shaheem said.

Dand-e-Ghori has strategic importance as it connects northern and northeastern regions of the country. The presence of the Lions of Islam in the area threatens the security of northern areas.
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