Alwaght - Taliban
terrorists took control of a second district in Kunduz province falling in
North Afghanistan.
Taliban
militants made their new advancement early this Monday after they engaged in
heavy clashes with local security forces.
Reports
state that the militants raided the district of Dashti Archi from four sides
and took full control of it following intense fighting, and around 150,000
residents of the district cannot leave it now.
District
Governor Nasruddin Sayedi also confirmed the news, saying, "The gun battle
between militants and security forces continued overnight, until the district
fell in the early morning.”
The
militant group in a statement said they seized the district as well as
ammunition and four tanks.
The
development comes a day after the Taliban took the Chardara district of the
province. The militants nearly captured the capital city Kunduz Proviince, also
called Kunduz, in a surprise attack in April only to be pushed back later by
Afghan forces.
The US and its allies
invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror. Taliban
was removed from power, but they were left to spread insecurity across the
country despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.
