Taliban attack on Maimana city repulsed

MIAMANA (Pajhwok): Tens of Taliban killed and injured as their attack on Maimana City, the capital of northwestern Faryab province was repulsed, according to government sources on Saturday.

Police Chief Gen. Rohullah Khaliloglutold Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban with the support of Pakistani militants launched attack on Maimana City security belt from four sides, but the Taliban rejected the claim.

He said that as a result of artillery and infantry strikes, two Taliban militants, including Qari Shoaib, a Taliban commander in charge and a Pakistani national alias Zakir Ahmad, were killed and one other was seriously wounded.

Police Spokesperson Abdul Karim Yorshsaid that in a counter-attack in the Deh Saydan area of Maimana city, three Taliban, including Qari Khalid, were killed along with Rasuli. Qari Gul Ahmad, popularly known as Khyber, Qari Hayatullah, popularly known as Hashemi, Mullah Ahmad, Mullah Madad, popularly known as Khasbari, were injured.

He added, several hundred Taliban fighters gathered in the areas of Green Zone, District 1 and I, Kohi Khana Village, Kohi Kohi Mosquito Village and Namosi Area, targeting the air force with the hit of 500 kg laser bombs that killed them. The backbone has been corrected so that the exact figures will be shared after the report of Tawhid.

Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman said in a statement, the number of martyred and wounded Mujahideen is completely false and far from the truth, but no arrests have been made in the past and the Mujahideen are standing on their own defensive lines. There is no problem with the officials and the Mujahideen.

It is worth mentioning that in less than a week, the Taliban, with a census of clerics and miscreants in the presence of local government officials in Faryab, demanded that they surrender without a fight and that this group be granted amnesty and peace. But after the local government and military officials, including the commander-in-chief of the parties, decided in a meeting that they would not surrender and would fight.

The Taliban attacked Maimana. Hundreds of families left the city for safe havens and districts Because you can't even get a car But the attack did not happen.

Senior Taliban sources said that the group's leadership in Qatar instructed them not to carry out the attack.

A residents of the area said that, planes bombed several places, including a mosque, injuring three civilians.

Mohammad Alam, a resident of the 1th district said that the Taliban were present in different parts of the city. But no operation was carried out.

The government carried out airstrikes and even dropped a bomb on the mosque, injuring four civilians, he added.

He said the Taliban had gathered around the city and were preparing to attack.

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