Parliament Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani expressed concern about the constant collapse of districts. Rahmani told the House session on Monday that the government must have regular measures and strategy in regards to the security situation.
Rahmani directed the Defense and Security Committees to invite security officials, in order to hear their plans for the prevention of district collapse and share them with the public. He added that the collapse of districts was expected after the withdrawal of foreign forces, but assured that the latest changes on the battlefield will not, under any circumstances, threaten the system and national sovereignty.
Rahmani called on the warring parties to prevent civilian casualties, urged the government to avoid discrimination and maintain balance in distributing military equipment to people’s uprising forces across the provinces. Member of Parliament (MP) for Daikundi province, Ali Akbar Jamshidi, criticized the Ministry of Defense and National Directorate of Security for failing to address the lack of military equipment in the province, as the province has witnessed fighting over the past month.
MP for Maidan Wardak province Mahdi Rasikh said that about 100 districts fell to the Taliban, over the recent weeks, and managing the ongoing war has slipped from government’s control. MP for Farah province Abdul Sattar Hussaini claimed to have obtained documents, showing that drones have hovered over districts, which have fallen to the Taliban within days afterwards. Hussaini added that he has shared the issue with security officials, who have expressed ignorance about it.
