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| Situation Back To Normal In Bala Murghab: MoD | |
| 2019-04-28 | |
| [ToloNews] The Ministry of Defense in a statement on Saturday said the Bala Murghab district in Badghis province in the northwest of Afghanistan has been fully cleared of Death Eaters and that the situation is back to normal in the district. Bala Murghab came under attack by Death Eaters earlier this month and it was partially cleared of Death Eaters on April 11 after it was under siege by the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... for almost 10 days. The ministry said in the statement that people can open their shops and that the situation is back to normal in Bala Murghab. The Afghan forces defused at least 50 mines as they were placed in civilian houses, sacred places, roads and shops by the Taliban during their attack on the district ‐ in which they captured some key areas of the district, including the police headquarters for few days, the statement said. The statement added that a new district police chief and a district governor were appointed for Bala Murghab to "better ensure the safety of the people". Bala Murghab is a strategic district in Badghis province, surrounded by some other volatile districts such as Ab Kamari, Muqur, Jawand and Qadis. Last time, Bala Murghab came under Taliban attack early in March and was under siege for more than two weeks, leaving more than two dozens of security forces dead and almost 28 of them gone missing. According to the Ministry of Defense, at least 100 Talibs were killed in the festivities earlier this month.
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