Balk Residents Protest over Insecurity in Uruzgan, Jaghori

Hundreds of people in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital city of northern Balkh province, took to the streets, urging the government to provide security of Uruzgan and Ghazni provinces.

Hundreds of people in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital city of northern Balkh province, took to the streets, urging the government to provide security of Uruzgan and Ghazni provinces.

The protesters began their rally on Sunday night.
On the other hand, scores of people demonstrated in front of the presidential palace in capital Kabul, calling on the government not to ignore the lives of people in Malistan and Jaghori districts.

In the past week, Taliban once again launched a massive attack on Uruzgan and Ghazni provinces.
Dozens of police forces are said to have been killed as Jaghori district collapsed by the Taliban on Sunday night.