[Tolo News] Afghan security forces started a military operation against Taliban forces of Evil in the northern Baghlan province, officials say.Local officials in the northern province of Baghlan have demanded extra troops and equipment to fight the increasing Taliban insurgency in the province.
A senior military official said more troops will be deployed to the province to maintain security, following the wipeout of Taliban from the region.
Despite the increasing lack of security in the province, the government opposition forces have lost fighting with Afghan security forces, said the Provincial Police Chief of Baghlan, Gen. Muhammad Kabir Andarabi.
"The enemies do not have the necessary ability to fight against our forces, but they sometimes cause threats on the roads," he added.
The governor of Baghlan said the province lacks sufficient ammunitions to fight against the government opposition forces, and warned that security will not be maintained in the province unless checkpoints are not established in the province's volatile areas.
"Our police forces have either Hungarian weapons or guns made in the Czech Republic, and this is incomparable with the gunnies who have machine-guns," the governor of Baghlan, Munshi Abdul Majid told TOLOnews reporter.
Local residents are concerned about the increasing insecurity in the province, and also complain about police's misbehaviour with the residents.
"When the government starts operation, it must not pull out the Army and Police forces after a few days," a resident told TOLOnews reporter.
Baghlan was one of the secure provinces of Afghanistan, but situation has been deteriorating in the province in the past two years.