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Faryab’s Dawlat Abad district falls to Taliban: officials
Dawlat Abad district in the northern province of Faryab fell to the Taliban on Monday evening, a member of the provincial council, Abdul Ahad Elbek said on Tuesday.
“The district has been under siege by the Taliban for three years and was captured by the Taliban last night due to Taliban attacks and lack of government support,” Elbek said.
Elbek told Ariana News that two soldiers were killed, 15 captured and the rest were able to retreat to neighboring districts.
Local officials have not commented.
In the past week at least six districts have fallen to the Taliban in various provinces around the country.
On Monday, the district headquarters, the bazaar, the police headquarters and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) compound in Gizab district in Uruzgan province fell to the Taliban after days of fighting, local officials said.
Uruzgan provincial council secretary Abdul Karim Khadimzai said more than 60 soldiers had been trapped in a residential property in the district for at least six days, with food, water and weapons running out.