KABUL – A lawmaker from Ghazni says clashes are heading towards theprovincial center but government has no plan to remove the threats.
An MP from Ghazni said clashes have reached to the outskirts of theprovincial center and that a number of main districts of the province areunder serious security threats by militants.
He said the threats to Ghazni City increased after Khwaja Omari districtfell to militants. The district is 10 kilometers away from Ghazni City.
Khwaja Omari was retaken by security forces after a while, but the MP saidthe district is still faced with high security threats.
“Ghazni City is on the verge of collapse,” said Arif Rahmani, an MP fromGhazni. “Khwaja Omari, Deh Yak, Zana Khan, Waghiz and Jaghatu districts arefalling to the Taliban and are retaken by security forces every day. These(districts) are parts of Ghazni City. We are faced with a chaos.”
“Militant groups attacked some districts, but were pushed back bygovernment forces. Two security force members were wounded in the fightingso far,” Ghazni Police Chief Rohullah Mansoori said.
The Ministry of Defense however said they have cleared some parts of Ghazniof insurgents.