PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): The Burka district in northern Baghlan province is facing security threats amid residents complained Taliban extorted money and tortured people in some areas.
Burka is located in 150-kilometres northeast of Pul-i-Khumri, the provincial capital, and bordering Ashkamesh district of Takhar province and Ali Abad district of Kunduz province.
Local residents say this year security has deteriorated and the government has paid less heed to their well-being. Provincial council members also warned without government’s attention the district would fall . . .
