(TOLO News): Meanwhile, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the Afghan security forces have made major advances against the Taliban in Kunduz province and have dealt a major human toll to the group. Over 40 Taliban have been killed in recent clashes in Kunduz, according to the MoD. The Dash-e-Arshi and Imam Sahib districts in Kunduz and some areas in the suburbs of Kunduz city have seen fierce fighting in the past two days. In Baghlan province, the Baghlan-e-Markazi district and suburbs of the provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri have seen a fresh spate of violence between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban. In the southern province of Kandahar,\u00a0 Panjwai and Arghandab have witnessed recent battles between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban. Khashrud district in Nimroz province also witnessed deadly fighting. \u201cThere is no government rule there,\u201d said Ajmal, a resident in Baghlan. \u201cThere is no good leadership, there is only brutality and oppression,\u201d said Juma Khan, a resident in Baghlan. On Monday alone, over 10 security force members were killed in Baghlan during the battles. \u201cIt’s now two or three nights that ten or twelve of our soldiers are killed or become hostages,\u201d said Safdar Mohseni, the head of Baghlan’s provincial council. \u201cThe opponents have a clear address in Baghlan, if they increased their activities, there is fear that the highway to the north will be closed,\u201d said MP Atiq Ramin. Meanwhile, in Kunduz, the local administration has said that over 20 security force members have been killed in battles with the Taliban in Dasht-e-Archi district and other areas of the province in the past 24 hours. \u201cThere is war every moment,\u201d said Mohammad Daud, a resident in Imam Sahib district. \u201cThe situation has become worse, Imam Sahib will fall if action not taken,\u201d said Gulbuddin, a resident in Imam Sahib. \u201cThe Afghan Security and Defense Forces have dealt a major blow to the Taliban, their key commanders have been eliminated,\u201d said Fawad Aman, a deputy spokesman at the Ministry of Defense. \u201cThe enemy launched some attacks on Kandahar city and some district of Kandahar, they wanted to take over these areas,\u201d said Farid Mashal, the head of the security department of the Kandahar police department. Typically fighting decreases in the the winter, but this year several provinces of the country have\u00a0seen continued fighting, and analysts say it is related to the peace talks in Doha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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