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2021-06-23 Afghanistan
Hundreds of Public Forces Deployed to Guard Mazar-e-Sharif
[ToloNews] Lawmakers from Balkh province in Afghanistan’s parliament and prominent political figures in Balkh on Tuesday said that hundreds of public uprising forces have been deployed in the main areas of Mazar-e-Sharif city to protect the city from a possible attack by the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...

The only way to create a country instead of a conquest is for the locals to stand up on their hind legs to protect it.
They said that the Taliban has been pushed back from the main gates of Mazar-e-Sharif, and they pledged that security will be maintained at any cost.

This comes as the Taliban has already taken control of seven districts centers in Balkh. In recent days, hard boyz were seen intensifying their attacks in the outskirts of the city of Mazar-e-Sharif.

"If there are assurances about the delivery of weapons and other supplies to our people, there are more than 10,000 young people who are ready to defend Balkh and the north," said Abbas Ibrahimzada, the head of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Naweein Afghanistan party.

On Monday the centers of Balkh, Chimtal, Kashinda, Sholgara and Dawlatabad districts fell to the Taliban. Later on the Taliban intensified attacks near Mazar-e-Sharif city.

"In Dasht-e-Shor, people loyal to Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Naween have established three to four checkpoints—also toward Balkh district, Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
and Harakat-e-Islami have pledged to mobilize the people toward the Nasaji area," said Raees Abdul Khaliq, a member of parliament.

The political or group affiliations of those who have shown a willingness to operate under the public uprising forces have not yet been confirmed, but Mohammad Farhad Azimi, the governor of Balkh province, said that hundreds of them are supporters of political parties.

"The enemies of the country tried to infiltrate here to Mazar-e-Sharif, we will fight until the last drop of our blood and will defend our country," said Samiullah, a member of the public uprising force.

The 209 Shaheen Army corps has said that security forces have retaken the center of Balkh from the Taliban. The Taliban has denied this claim.

Officials in Balkh said that Afghan forces will soon launch a clearance operation to retake the territories lost to the Taliban.
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