GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Residents and provincial council members say the Taliban have closed key highways linking Gardez with Zurmat and Dand-i-Patan districts for the past five days.
Sayed Mohammad Zurmati, a resident of the Zurmat, said the Taliban had restricted the residents’ movement in the district’s market since last week.
Zurmati told Pajhwok Afghan News that all the shops in the bazaar had been closed for several days and people were worried about the security situation in the district.
“All shops are closed, all major and minor roads shut. People are facing food shortages and the situation is . . .
