KABUL – Afghan Taliban have taken over Kohistan district in Badakhshan,Tala wa Barfak district of Baghlan and Bilchiragh district of northernFaryab province.

“Unfortunately, the capacity does not exist within the security leadership,and they do not address the demands of the forces in time,” said Afghanparliament speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi.

*Lawmakers in Afghanistan’s parliament blasted security leaders over theweakness to tackle the deteriorating security situation in the country,saying they must step down over poor war leadership.*

This comes a day after the Taliban took over Tala wa Barfak district inBaghlan province.

MPs also blasted the ministry of defense for not even sendingreinforcements and helicopters ten days after the Taliban surrounded thedistrict. They said that the failure led to the collapse of the districtand several officers were killed as a result of the negligence.

On Tuesday, head of Baghlan Provincial Council, Mohammad Safdar Mohsenisaid, over 100 government forces are missing following the collapse of Talawa Barfak district.

But, defense ministry officials have pledged to launch an operation soon toretake the district from insurgents.

“We are using all our abilities against the terrorists,” said MoD spokesmanMohammad Radmanish.

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