by Anisa Shahid
A number of parliament members (MPs) from Kunduz on Wednesday accused some local government officials and local police of siding with the Taliban.
They claim that certain elements handed check posts over to the insurgent group.
Government has however rejected these claims and the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that a number of police officers have been killed in the clashes.
They also said there is no evidence pointing towards claims of conspiracy.
But Kunduz MPs sharply criticized the Minister of Defense (MoD) and the MoI for not maintaining security.
They said police, especially local police, had helped the Taliban take over the city.
"All the officials in Kunduz, including Afghan National Army (ANA), police and local government officials in cooperation with the people from central government handed the city to the Taliban," said Fatima Aziz, an MP from Kunduz.
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