03 October 2016

News Story: Taliban Focusing On Provincial Capitals

by Abdul Wali Arian

Officials at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said that the Taliban has changed tactic and are focusing on vulnerable provincial capitals.

This comes after the Taliban launched yet another attack against a provincial capital – Farah city, in the western Farah province – three days ago.

According to officials, clashes are ongoing.

In the meantime, the MoD warned the security forces that in the event of them being negligent, they will be prosecuted.

"As much as we search in this regard, we may find some negligence" a spokesman for MoD, Mohammad Radmanish said.

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