Life returns to normal in Nijrab after security forces beat back Taliban

Life has returned to normal in the Nijrab district of Kapisa province after 13 days of fierce fighting between the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANSDF) and Taliban militants, officials confirmed.

Officials confirmed the ANDSF with the help of public uprising forces, were able to fight off the Taliban and push them out of the district.

Residents of Nijrab, however, stated that more than 50 houses have been destroyed, shops have been looted, and that they have suffered millions of Afghanis in losses due to the fighting.

Abdul Quddus Mojaddidi, Governor of Nijrab, stated: “People of Nijrab do not accept Taliban and will not allow the Taliban to capture the district.”

Faramarz Nijrabi, District Police Chief, said: “The Dara-e-Kalan and Dara-e-Farkhshah did not collapse, otherwise the frontline could have entered Panjshir [district].”

Meanwhile, government employees have returned to their offices and have resumed work, while schools, hospitals, and markets have partially reopened.

People stated that the militants did not hesitate to commit any type of “cruelty” in Nijrab.

“The Taliban did not hesitate with anything, they burned houses of people, causing a lot of damage to the people,” said Mohammad a resident of Nijrab.

Ahmadi, another resident, stated: “Not even an animal does the cruelty that Taliban has inflicted on Nijrab [people].”

The Taliban, however, has not commented in this regard so far.