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Last night, more than a thousand soldiers of the Afghan Armed Forces were forced to retreat to the territory of Tajikistan. They were forced by the Taliban, who are capturing districts in the northern province of Badakhshan one by one.
The total number of 1,037 Afghan service members retreated to the territory of Tajikistan in order to save their personnel.
This is not the first time that the Afghan Armed Forces under the pressure of the Taliban movement, but it is the largest defeat reported the last days. Since June 22, thousands of Afghan soldiers have crossed the border four time.
On July 5, the President of Tajikistan ordered to mobilize 20,000 military personnel to strengthen the border control with Afghanistan.
Amid the defeat of Afghan forces, the Taliban is active throughout Afghanistan, seizing districts across the country.
The northern Badakhshan province seems to be the main battlefield in Afghanistan. It is a of strategic importance because of its 910-kilometer border with the Republic of Tajikistan.
Most of the districts are fallen under Taliban’s control without fighting. The Taliban militants have recently taken full control of the Khokhon, Shikai, Nusai, Mohimai, Shugnon and Sulton Ishkashim districts of the Badakhshan province.
🇦🇫⚡ The Taliban is on the verge taking Faizabad town of Afghanistan’s Badaghshan province. This afternoon, senior local officials took this flight and escaped to Kabul. Tonight, Faizabad could become the first provincial capital falling to the Taliban.#Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/qxGdiWgrWb
— The RAGEX (@theragex) July 3, 2021
On July 3, the Taliban was on the verge of taking Faizabad, the provincial capital of the Badakhshan province. The Afghan Forces are reportedly preparing a counter offensive in Badakhshan in order to prevent the falling of the capital city. Afghan commandos of special operation forces were deployed to the Faizabad city.
Taliban militants are stepping up their pressure on the Afghan town of Hairaton, bordering Uzbekistan, in Balkh province.
Security forces, including commandos, border guards, special forces have created a five-kilometer zone to protect the border city from all sides. It is of strategic importance as the Friendship Bridge is located there, which connects Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
The Taliban has recently captured the positions of the Afghan army in the Marawara district of Kunar province on the border with Pakistan. After the battle, half of the defenders surrendered to the militants, and about 30 soldiers moved to the territory of a neighboring state.
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At the same time, Afghan forces are trying to deter the Taliban’s fast advance all over the country.
Last night, as hundred soldiers were fleeing to Tadjikistan in the Badakhshan province, the Afghan Air Force attacked a group of Taliban in the vicinity of Kunduz in neighbor northern province.
According to the local security forces, 15 Taliban militants were eliminated.
Another group of Taliban members was targeted by Afghan Air Forces in southern Helmand province. The Afghan Defense Ministry claims that a militant field commander Miraj was killed during the airstrike.
He was responsible for training suicide bombers and was a relative of Sader Ibrahim, the commander of the Taliban units in the south of the country.
The Afghan Defense Ministry claims that a militant field commander named Miraj was killed during yesterday’s airstrike in Helmand province.
He was responsible for training suicide bombers and was a relative of Sader Ibrahim, the commander of the Taliban units in the south of the country.
14 #Taliban terrorists were killed and and 9 others were wounded in #airstrikes conducted by #AAF in Dawlat Abad district of #Balkh province, afternoon today.
Also, 2 enemy vehicles, 8 motorbikes & 1 cache of their ammunition were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/WtauHdz533
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 5, 2021
The Afghanistan Ministry of Defence reports elimination of hundreds of Taliban militants every day, but still to no avail.
244 #Taliban terrorists were killed and 141 others were wounded as a result of #ANDSF operations in Laghman, Paktika, Kandahar, Zabul, Badghis, Farah, Helmand & Kapisa provinces during the last 24 hours.
Also, 9 IEDs were discovered & defused by #ANA. pic.twitter.com/4fAUMMsgE0— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 5, 2021
Since the withdrawal of foreign troops has started, the Afghan Armed Forces are still not able to independently ensure the security of a significant part of the country.
