KABUL – *Abdul Karim Mateen the governor of Ghazni province accepts that insome cases the Afghan troops have sold their weapons and ammunition toAfghan Taliban for the sake of their lives.*

“Right now, our soldiers are stuck inside their checkpoints and they can’tmove out. We want them to be able to move. There are reports that soldiersin blockades have established contacts with the Taliban insurgents to savetheir lives and in some cases, they have sold their ammunition to savetheir lives,” the provincial governor said.

Meanwhile, soldiers in Dih Yak district of the province say that lack ofreinforcement and logistical support are the main reasons behind thecollapse of checkpoints in the province.

“Taliban are firing rockets and missiles from all corners of the districton daily basis, but we don’t receive any support,” Mohammad Anwar an armysoldier in the district told Ariana News.

“Taliban militants are close. We don’t receive any support and food ontime, but we still try to fight them,” Mohammad Rafiq another soldier added.

Hasibullah Azimi an army officer says Taliban are fighting withgovernmental weapons they have seized and they have advanced weapons.

“The enemies are located around us. There is no possibility of logisticalsupport because the roads are closed. We are seriously asking seniorofficials – the defense minister and interior minister – to help us,” Azimisaid.