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Taliban’s Attempts Failed To Free Inmates In Faryab
The armed Taliban group late Sunday stormed to central Faryab province that faced fierce resistance of Afghan security forces and ultimately led to their retreat.
The Ministry of National Defense says that more than hundreds of Taliban fighters clashed with Afghan security forces from three parts on Maimana city.
Previously, the armed Taliban freed more than 500 prisoners from Kundoz jail as they captured the Kundoz province.
Deputy Governor of Faryab noted that the Taliban group attempted to carry out their Kundoz scheme in the Faryab province too.
“The Taliban have stormed Maimana city from several parts that faced Afghan forces stance and following the clashes dozens of Taliban killed including their well-known commander named “Shaikh Wali” who was one of top members of Quetta Shura along with his Pakistani guard,” Abdul Satar Bariz, deputy governor of Faryab province said.
In the meantime, the ministry of defense has also claimed that more than eighty armed oppositions of the government killed in the clash of Maimana city.
“More than 80 Taliban were killed in the attack to Maimana city but fortunately civilians have no causalities,” Dawlat Waziri, deputy spokesman of defense ministry said.
Taliban forces, boosted by an influx of fighters from Pakistan and elsewhere, have battled government forces throughout the northern provinces of Afghanistan since spring.
Meanwhile, representatives of Faryab province in Parliament say that Taliban lost their ability to fight against Afghan troops and by launching such attacks they want to justify their defeat.
However, at the other site militants have staged high-profile complex attacks across Afghanistan in a bid to show their strength and undermine confidence in the central government.
“With defeating in Qaysar and Almar districts, now Taliban wants to show their presence by launching such attacks,” Bashir Ahmad Tayenj, representative of Faryab said.
Muhammad Hashim Faryabi, another representative of Faryab said, “Despite widespread attacks, the Taliban failed to capture even one part of Maimana city.”
But the chairman of Parliament internal security commission emphasized that the armed Taliban would not able to attack Maimana city if the problems and needs of Afghan forces checkpoints were properly addressed.
“Clearing operation of armed oppositions in Faryab districts were effective but Afghan troops who are there face many shortcomings and the government must pay serious attention regarding the issue,” Mirdad Nejrabi, head of parliament internal security commission said.
Recently, in a gathering more than hundreds of Faryab inhabitants announced support for Afghan Security Forces and amid anti-Taliban and Pakistani slogans stressed to stand beside Afghan forces.
Reported by Rafi Sidiqi
The construction of a water canal, planned by the late Japanese doctor and aid worker Tetsu Nakamura, has been completed in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.
Nakamura was from Japan, but had honorary citizenship of Afghanistan. He was killed in 2019.
He worked in Nangarhar for many years, focusing mainly on building water canals.
Nakamura was working hard to complete his projects, but these were suspended following his death.
Later, the projects were resumed with the help of the government of Japan.
During his time in Nangarhar, Nakamura built several health centers and carried out more than 1,600 irrigation projects, canal constructions and provision of clean water.
His greatest work was the construction of a 25-kilometer long canal from the Kunar river, which irrigates hundreds of acres of land.
He also built a recreation park, dug wells, and established agricultural research farms.
“Dr. Nakamura made 9 weirs in Kama, Shewa and Behsud districts. Thousands of acres of land are irrigated and millions of people benefit from it. All the projects planned by Nakamura have been completed,” said Ajmal Stankzai, the representative of the Nakamura Foundation.
“Nakamura would behave with a laborer like a laborer. He would take stones with us. He used to tell us that the people of every country serve their country and you should also serve the ruined Afghanistan,” said Deen Mohammad, a resident of Koz Kanar district of Nangarhar.
In Kama district, the work of Nakamura projects is ongoing. One of the projects is the construction of a secon canal from the Kunar river.
“There was a huge water problem in Kama district. Fortunately, with Nakamura’s cooperation, many lands were irrigated,” said Bashir Ahmad Kamawal, a resident of Kama district of Nangarhar.
After Nakamura’s death, now an NGO called PMS is following in his footsteps and is working to build canals and dams.
Recently, the construction of a canal in Kot district of Nangarhar was completed and inaugurated. The canal is 5 kilometers long.
“Many projects are planned and our ministry has taken care of them… We thank them for feeling the pain of Afghans and helping our country,” said Abdul Latif Mansour, Acting Minister of Energy and Water.
Tetsu Nakamura was shot and killed by unknown men in 2019 when he was going to work from Jalalabad city. It is not yet known who was behind the assassination.
A deminer died in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province on Tuesday, police said.
The incident happened around 10:00 a.m. in Khurma area of provincial capital Trink Kot, said Hazrat Bilal Uruzgani, the provincial police spokesman.
Another deminer was injured in the incident, he said
Uruzgani said that the incident happened during an operation to clear the area from mines.
Afghanistan’s acting minister of public health Dr Qalandar Ebad, along with other officials, visited a number of flood-hit villages in Baghlan province on Tuesday.
The officials assessed damage in the villages of Sai Hazara and Gharo in the Guzargah district.
According to a statement issued by the ministry, Ebad inspected “vulnerable areas affected by recent floods and, expressing sympathy with the local people, promised that the leadership of the Ministry of Public Health will spare no effort to provide health services to those in need.”
Ebad also expressed gratitude for the efforts of healthcare workers and their commitment to helping people in need.
He directed officials to make every effort “to improve the health status of patients affected by recent floods in the villages of Sai Hazara and Gharo, Baghlan province”.
Based on official figures, more than 300 people have died as a result of floods in Baghlan province and over 1,600 others have been injured.
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