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2021-06-22 Afghanistan
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Citizens in Various Provinces Take Up Arms to Fight Taliban, MPs Call For Combat High Council
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Good. It needs an active citizenry to hold what the Afghan army and police take from the jihadis. [ToloNews] People in various provinces including Takhar, Balkh and Baghlan in the north, Badghis in the west, and Parwan in central Afghanistan, have taken up arms to fight the Taliban
 ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
amid an escalation of violence by the group.
Public uprising forces commanders in the provinces said they will stand beside the security forces to retake the lost districts. Some politicians said that it is necessary that people have taken up arms to defend the country under the current circumstances.
In Takhar, the Taliban has attacked at least 10 districts. Now some residents have taken up arms to support the fight against the Taliban in preparation for potential attacks in Namak Ab, Rustaq and Kalafgan districts in the province.
"The former mujahideen commanders, security forces, the police chief, the security chief, the governor, all were here and deployed people to various areas," said Gen. Najibullah Najib, a former mujahideen commander.
"We will never allow the Punjabis, the puppets, to threaten this country," said Abdul Bashir, the deputy commander of a special forces unit in Takhar.
Officials in Takhar said that government institutions in Rustaq, Kalafgan, Worsaj, Farkhar and the city of Taluqan have fallen to the Taliban.
"You see that we are on the frontlines. Mr. Saadat and the commander of the highway is also here," said Abdul Khalil Zahid, a commander of public uprising forces.
"We are now in the Chashma-e-Shir frontline (in Takhar). It is not concerning. All Takhar people have been mobilized and are standing with security forces" said Habibullah Mahboob, a Takhar resident.
Meanwhile,
...back at the dirigible, Jack stuck the cigar in his mouth, stepped onto the gantry, and asked Got a light, Mac?
Von Schtinken stopped short, lowering the dagger and trying to control his features.
If you light that thing, Herr Armschtröng, he pointed out, his voice tense, we all die! ...
Balkh governor Farhad Azimi said that former mujahideen commanders have been mobilized to fight against the Taliban in the province following the fall of the centers of five districts of Balkh to the group.
"Thousands of forces have been prepared to defend the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif and the districts that have been lost," Azimi said.
A former mujahideen commander said that handing over districts to the Taliban is not acceptable and that they are fully ready to support the Afghan forces.
"The move by Badghis residents is a self-motivated action and the main goal is to defend the Islamic Theocratic Republic of Afghanistan and the security forces," said Abdul Basir Salangi, an MP from Badghis.
"We fought against the Taliban for years. I assure you that we will prevent the Taliban from recent disturbances in a few days," said Mohammad Amin Dara-e-Soofi, a former mujahideen commander in Balkh.
"We have enough special forces members in Jamshidi and Chai Khan area (in Balkh)," the Afghan Army’s recruitment officer Sayed Yasin Sadad said.
The back-to-back fall of districts to the Taliban in the last two months has been unprecedented. Most of the districts that have fallen to the Taliban have been in the north.
MPs Seek Formation of Public Front to Fight Taliban
[ToloNews] The new wave of violence engulfing the country--now especially in the north--compelled some politicians on Monday to call for the formation of a "high council of combat" led by various prominent leaders from around the country as well as politicians in order to fight the Taliban
 ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
The politicians said the government has lost control of managing the war and to defend the country the government should mobilize influential mujahideen leaders and public uprising forces.
The speaker of Parliament and some politicians emphasized the importance of a national consensus under the current situation and said the government should consider the value and participation of all ethnic groups when it comes to appointments in security agencies.
"There were forces, there were arms, and there was morale, but the morale was killed, unfortunately," said Fazl Karim Aimaq, an MP from Kunduz.
"The government should be asked why districts have been handed over without resistance," said Belqis Roshan, an MP from Farah.
"The government has unfair views toward the people and regions. Another reason (behind the fall of the districts) is the removal of experienced figures from the system," said Habiba Danesh, an MP from Takhar.
The politicians stressed the need for a national mobilization against the Taliban.
"The Taliban offensive, the launch of a psychological war and the complication of the internal crisis have made us deeply concerned," said Mir Rahman Rahmani, the parliament speaker.
"Six districts belonged to the first regiment. The commander is not there," said Razi Mangal, an MP from Paktia.
"Our shallow leaders should manage the war, they are outside the country as the people are killed," said Sadiq Qaderi an MP from Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
According to MPs, the support of neighboring countries for the Taliban is one of the reasons behind an escalation of violence in the country.
"There are countries that want to cause Afghanistan’s system to collapse so they can divide it into different countries and merge it with their own country," said Shinkai Karokhil, an MP from Kabul.
"Pakistain wants to keep the war here fueled and wants to continue this proxy war," said Nasir Farahi, an MP from Farah.
The government said that new plans are have been formed to boost security. The reshuffling of positions in the security agencies is said to have been part of this plan.
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