by Tamim Hamid
Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Tuesday said that a large-scale military operation is underway in Uruzgan to repel insurgents' attacks on some key areas.
The operation started following reports of a Taliban takeover of a number of army check points in Chora district of the province.
Meanwhile, a number of sources have said that at least 41 army soldiers had surrendered to the Taliban along with their weapons, but the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has said that the credibility of such reports needs to be verified.
Soldiers deployed in Dehrawood and Charchenoi districts of Uruzgan have warned over a possible siege of their military units. They have also complained about the lack of ammunition.
"Problems exist, there are attacks by the enemy, but our forces are continuing their mission over there," a defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said.
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