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Taliban overruns another crucial Afghan district
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SME Times News Bureau | 11 Jun, 2021
Taliban militants seized control of another important district in
Afghanistans northern Takhar province, officials said on Friday.
Ishkimish,
a strategically crucial district for both the Taliban and the
government, fell to the militants after tough clashes late on Thursday,
local council members said.
After hours of fighting, the security
forces were forced to leave the district due to lack of ammunition and
air support, dpa news agency quoted the members as saying said.
The
fighting over control of the territory has also left a number of
security forces dead and wounded, but an exact number was unknown, they
said.
According to the councillors, the district is strategically
important as it connects four more districts in the province and
Taliban militants can now easily threaten neighbouring districts.
In
the meantime, the Taliban have also been attacking parts of Bangi,
another district in the province, since Thursday, the officials said.
The militants have seen a string of gains in the country recently.
Since
the beginning of the official withdrawal of the US and other NATO
troops in Afghanistan on May 1, at least 15 districts have fallen to the
Taliban.
Afghanistan has 34 provinces and around 400 districts.
District centres serve as secondary-level administrative units, one level below the provinces.
According
to a UN report, the Taliban were able to capture five districts in the
past year, four of which were recaptured by the government within
several days.
The Pentagon is now considering seeking
authorization to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan security forces
if Kabul or another major city is in danger of falling to the Taliban,
according a New York Times report.
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