(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT News Report
KABUL: Bala Murghab, a district of the northwestern Badghis
province is still under the siege of the Taliban group, provincial officials
said Friday. Last week Taliban militants attack the district and the roads
toward it has been blocked since.
The roads to Bala Murghab have been blocked by militants and
according to District Governor Waris, the insurgents have arrived to a distance
of one kilometer from the center of the district.
According to TOLONews, Bala Murghab is the largest and the
most populous district in Badghis.
At least 20 Afghan Army soldiers have lost their lives
during the one-week battle in the district, Waris said.
The district governor said at least 11 security outposts and
a unit of Afghan Army have fallen to the militants. At least 28 Afghan Army
soldiers have disappeared following the Taliban attack, he added
'At least 11 security outposts and a unit of Afghan Army
have been captured by the Taliban. But reinforcements have been deployed to the
area,' Waris stated.
'Bala Murghab is an important area. The west and the north
of the country will be under threat if it falls to the Taliban,' said Akazai, a
resident of the district.
Security officials in the district, meanwhile, said the
situation is 'under control' of government forces and that military operations
are ongoing.
'We have launched military operations in certain areas and
now the situation is normal in the district. We can target the enemy wherever
they are,' Badghis Police Chief Khalil-Ur-Rahman Jawad said.
Some security force members on the frontlines assured the
Bala Murghab residents that they will 'eliminate' the Taliban from the area.
'We have all equipment and we can launch operation either at
night or during the day. Security forces do not have any problem and we will
chase the enemy,' said Bashir Ahmad, a police officer.
'The enemy has come to the province from various parts of
the country and wanted to take control of Bala Murghab district. They had a big
plan, but we defeated them,' said Haji Mullah, a policeman.
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