The shootings are still ongoing at Shurtipa district headquarters. Government spokesperson
KABUL Taliban attack on district headquarters in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan has killed 11 policemen. According to the US Broadcasting Agency, provincial government spokesman Munir Ahmad Farhad said the attack began this morning and firing is still ongoing at the Shortipa district headquarters.
Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the fighters seized Shortipa district while Munir Ahmad Farhad rejected the claim. Zabihullah Mujahid said more troops were being sent to the area of Shortipa.
On the other hand, the head of the provincial council in Balkh, Mohammad Afzal Hadid, feared that the number of casualties could increase if no more troops were sent immediately because the district of Shortipa is located in a remote area.
The first phase of 2019 presidential elections in Afghanistan was completed in strict security on September 28. However, the rate of voter turnout against the past in the presidential election is highly influenced by attacks on the election campaign and Taliban threats. Was decreasing. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast near a polling station in Dzhalal-Abad province, Nangarhar province governor's spokesman said, adding that the director of the hospital in Kandahar had told a local journalist that Kandahar polling station Sixteen people were injured in the blast.
He said incidents were reported from several provinces, including Kabul, Kunduz, Nangarhar, Bamiyan and Kandahar. It should be noted that the presidential elections were delayed twice due to peace talks with US Taliban. Following the failure of the talks, the Taliban threatened attacks to sabotage the electoral process. Earlier, Sept. 18, the Taliban carried out separate attacks near Kabul and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's election rally, killing 48 people and injuring 80.
KABUL Taliban attack on district headquarters in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan has killed 11 policemen. According to the US Broadcasting Agency, provincial government spokesman Munir Ahmad Farhad said the attack began this morning and firing is still ongoing at the Shortipa district headquarters.
Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the fighters seized Shortipa district while Munir Ahmad Farhad rejected the claim. Zabihullah Mujahid said more troops were being sent to the area of Shortipa.
On the other hand, the head of the provincial council in Balkh, Mohammad Afzal Hadid, feared that the number of casualties could increase if no more troops were sent immediately because the district of Shortipa is located in a remote area.
The first phase of 2019 presidential elections in Afghanistan was completed in strict security on September 28. However, the rate of voter turnout against the past in the presidential election is highly influenced by attacks on the election campaign and Taliban threats. Was decreasing. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast near a polling station in Dzhalal-Abad province, Nangarhar province governor's spokesman said, adding that the director of the hospital in Kandahar had told a local journalist that Kandahar polling station Sixteen people were injured in the blast.
He said incidents were reported from several provinces, including Kabul, Kunduz, Nangarhar, Bamiyan and Kandahar. It should be noted that the presidential elections were delayed twice due to peace talks with US Taliban. Following the failure of the talks, the Taliban threatened attacks to sabotage the electoral process. Earlier, Sept. 18, the Taliban carried out separate attacks near Kabul and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's election rally, killing 48 people and injuring 80.
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