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Police claim interior ministry to blame for collapse of Jalrez to Taliban
Jalrez district in Maidan Wardak province fell to the Taliban due to negligence on the part of the Interior Ministry, police said Saturday.
Mujibullah Amini, Police Chief of Jalrez, said in a video message which was heard by Ariana News, that the district had been under siege by the militants for three days but the acting interior minister, Hayatullah Hayat, refused to provide support.
“We were under siege of Taliban for three days. But unfortunately, we did not receive help. I personally called Mr. Minister, he said he had no choice,” Amini said.
The district was captured by the Taliban on Friday following days of heavy clashes.
According to officials, at least seven security force members were killed and more than 40 others surrendered to the Taliban due to the lack of reinforcements.
The district fell to the militants just days after Narkh district in the province was overrun by the Taliban.
Afghan officials said that the security forces made a “tactical retreat” from the district.
The Defense Ministry (MoD), however, stated that the Afghan forces have launched an operation to retake Jalrez district.
Rohullah Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the MoD, stated: “Military operations are underway in Jalrez of Maidan Wardak, Baghlan and Dawlat Shah district of Logar province. Casualties have been imposed on the Taliban during the operations.”
Meanwhile, the Provincial Council of Maidan Wardak claimed that the government has not launched any operation on Jalrez.
“Afghan Security and Defense Forces surrendered to the Taliban, only one airstrike was conducted at 2 pm Friday but the district is still under the control of the Taliban.”
The Japanese ambassador in Kabul, Takayoshi Kuromiya, met Saturday with Sader Azam Osmani, the Deputy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, the meeting discussed Japan’s cooperation in these areas.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) held Saturday an emergency meeting in Kabul attended by the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration to instantly address the needs of recent flood victims in Baghlan province.
The ministry quoted Abdul Rahman Rahmani, head of the assistance coordination of the ministry, as saying that the goal of the meeting was to provide emergency assistance to flood victims and how to consider first aid.
According to reports, intense floods in Baghlan’s many districts have left hundreds of dead and injured.
The ministry stated that hundreds of houses have been destroyed and people are living in open space in the mountains.
Meanwhile, the ministry added that the figures are not yet final and the process of rescue operations is still ongoing with the cooperation of health teams.
At the meeting, Mohammad Omar Hashemi, the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration, also assured that the organization is ready to provide urgent aid to the victims.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it can only support one in every three malnourished children across Afghanistan, highlighting the shortage of funding.
WFP said on X that there are three million malnourished children in Afghanistan.
“But we can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan,” WFP said. “Children bear the brunt of the assistance cuts. Sustained funding is vital.”
The World Food Program in Afghanistan had previously warned that the number of malnourished children visiting hospitals has increased this year following the reduction of foreign aid.
More than 23 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. Over half of them are children.
In February, WFP announced a dire need for $760 million in food assistance for Afghanistan over the next six months.
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