TARINKOT/SHARANA (Pajhwok): Hundreds of residents of southeastern Paktika and central Uruzgan provinces picked up weapons in support of Afghan security and defense forces.
Laced with light and heavy weapons, Uruzgan residents gathered in GhaziAmanullahKhan square in the provincial capital, Tirinkot, and told the media that their aim was to protect the country.
A member of the uprising, MaulviHamdullah said for the last three years, Taliban insurgents and other groups had been killing Afghans and had inflicted heavy casualties on people.
He added that Taliban must know that every Afghan was capable of protecting their country and Afghans would prevent . . .
