More forces to be sent to Chahar Asiab: Mirzakwal

KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Interior Minister Gen. Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal has visited check-posts and security personnel in the Chahar Asiab district of Kabul.

In a statement, the Ministry of Interior said Mirzakwal met security personnel to assess the situation and better understand the problems facing the district.

The acting minister, who issued necessary instructions to the officials concerned, discussed the deployment of more forces to the district.

The MoI statement added Mirzakwal commended police performance in the current sensitive situation.

District officials presented to the minister a report on the security situation and promised combating the Taliban until their last breath.

Mirzakwal’s visit comes at a time when the Taliban captured the Mohammad Agha district of Logar province, neighbouring Chahar Asiab.

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