MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noor on Saturday alleged the northern Kunduz province fell to Taliban due to bad governance and mismanagement of its affairs.
During a farewell ceremony held for the outgoing Deputy Governor Zahir Wahdat in Mazar-i-Sharif, Noor said that Kunduz was neither efficiently administrated nor the officials had exact information about the ground realties.
“It is not possible that 200-300 Taliban could capture Kunduz City, the provincial capital, while scores of equipped and trained security men existed in the province,” the governor remarked.
Noor termed the number of assailant Taliban around 300, while according to the Ministry of Interior as many as 500 Taliban fighters had been killed in Kunduz fight so far.
Two weeks earlier, hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed Kunduz City from various directions, capturing the strategic city after a few hours of clashes with security forces.
The Balkh governor said before the Eid-ul-Adha, he suggested grand offensive in the entire north against rebels and had informed Afghan President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) about the utility of the operation.
His suggestions, he said were praised and welcomed but no step had been taken to for its implantation.
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