*KABUL – Taliban Militants shot dead one police officer, abducted 11civilians and two other police officers in Jawzjan province late on Sundaynight, local officials said.*

Jawzjan Police commander, Ghulam Nabi Farahang stated that the abductedindividuals were on way to Sheberghan city that faced Taliban’s ambush inKhamab district of the province.

According to Farhang, 90 percent of the Khamab district is under thecontrol of Taliban and Afghan security forces’ operations have been failedin the area.

A number of civil activists in Jawzjan criticized the government officialsand accused them of neglecting in suppressing the armed opposition groups.

Of the ten districts of Jawzjan, the Darzab, Qosh Tapa, Moradian, FaizAbad, Khanqa, Aqcha and Mangjek are the most unsecure districts.

Khamab is the eight district which the Taliban have great influence in it.