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Afghan govt aims to train civilians against Taliban

International Desk, Rtv

Saturday, 26 June 2021 , 06:44 PM


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Afghan Taliban is gone reckless in recent times. Hundreds of Afghan soldiers have been killed this month along with the civilians. Amid rising violence in Afghanistan, the government is considering providing arms and training to the civilians who are willing to fight against the Taliban.

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According to a report of Afghanistan Times, Naqibullah Fayeq, the newly-appointed deputy interior minister, on Wednesday said that Kabul would support public mobilization against Taliban “in every province”.

“Taliban will be suppressed. There is extraordinary support from security officials to people,” he told the army and police in Mazar-e-Sharif.

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Fayeq assured that, the government would provide weapons, foodstuff, vehicles, and other equipment for those who want to defend their soil and homeland, not only in Balkh province but in every other area. He also assured that the Taliban could “never enter the cities”, promising that government forces would retake the districts which fell to the insurgents.

“Why should we believe that Taliban are powerful? The militants’ recent war was more propaganda while they themselves do not trust they have taken many areas,” he added.

Taliban fighters have recently taken control of a number of districts in Balkh province and even reached the Mazar-e-Sharif entrance last week for a few hours before being driven away by security forces.

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As the United States continues its military withdrawal from the country, United Nations’ special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said, “Fifty out of Afghanistan’s 370 districts have fallen to Taliban terrorists since May”. 

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“The Taliban recent advances are even more significant and are as a result of an intensified military campaign; more than 50 of Afghanistan’s 370 districts have fallen since the beginning of May,” Lyons added. This comes in the middle of a surge in violence as the Taliban has increased its activities since the start of the US-led forces pull out on May 1st.

Source: ANI

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