KABUL – Afghan Taliban cut power supply to 11 provinces of Afghanistan bydestroying the transmission lines in the North.
Electric power imported from Uzbekistan was drastically cut in 11 Afghanprovinces, including Kabul, after Taliban destroyed two power pylons in thenorthern province of Baghlan,” according to a statement by the power supplycompany De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS).
“The incident happened approximately at 10 a.m. on Sunday when the twopylons were blown up by explosives,” DABS spokesman Wahidullah Tawhidi said.A large portion of the electricity is used by factories in Kabul’sindustrial parks in the east of the city.
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Some Kabul residents blamed the government for its failure to buildsufficient infrastructure.
