Over 40 Afghan security force members have been killed in fighting with theTaliban over the past 24 hours, with the majority of casualties reported involatile areas in Kunduz, Baghlan and Nimroz province.
Meanwhile, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the Afghansecurity forces have made major advances against the Taliban in Kunduzprovince and have dealt a major human toll to the group.
Over 40 Taliban have been killed in recent clashes in Kunduz, according tothe MoD.
The Dash-e-Arshi and Imam Sahib districts in Kunduz and some areas in thesuburbs of Kunduz city have seen fierce fighting in the past two days.
In Baghlan province, the Baghlan-e-Markazi district and suburbs of theprovincial capital Pul-e-Khumri have seen a fresh spate of violence betweenthe Afghan security forces and the Taliban.
In the southern province of Kandahar, Panjwai and Arghandab have witnessedrecent battles between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban.
Khashrud district in Nimroz province also witnessed deadly fighting.
“There is no government rule there,” said Ajmal, a resident in Baghlan.
“There is no good leadership, there is only brutality and oppression,” saidJuma Khan, a resident in Baghlan.
On Monday alone, over 10 security force members were killed in Baghlanduring the battles.
“It’s now two or three nights that ten or twelve of our soldiers are killedor become hostages,” said Safdar Mohseni, the head of Baghlan’s provincialcouncil.
“The opponents have a clear address in Baghlan, if they increased theiractivities, there is fear that the highway to the north will be closed,”said MP Atiq Ramin.
Meanwhile, in Kunduz, the local administration has said that over 20security force members have been killed in battles with the Taliban inDasht-e-Archi district and other areas of the province in the past 24 hours.
“There is war every moment,” said Mohammad Daud, a resident in Imam Sahibdistrict.
“The situation has become worse, Imam Sahib will fall if action not taken,”said Gulbuddin, a resident in Imam Sahib.
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