Foreign Terrorists were Among Taliban Fighters in Ghazni Battle: Defense Minister
Afghan Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami confirmed during a press conference Monday that foreign terrorists were among the militants who stormed Ghazni province.
Afghan Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami confirmed during a press conference Monday that foreign terrorists were among the militants who stormed Ghazni province.
“Pakistanis, Arabs, and Chechen fighters were among the Taliban fighters,” Defense Minister Bahrami said.
The country’s Defense Minister Bahrami confirmed that 194 terrorists were killed and 147 others injured in Ghazni battle.
Meanwhile, the Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak said during the conference that the government is working hard to send humanitarian assistance into the city, but terrorists are using the residential houses and mosques as strongholds.
“an estimated 70 police soldiers have been killed in the past four days in the province,” he added.
According to him, 20 to 30 civilians lost their lives during Ghazni battle.
This comes as representatives of Ghazni province at the parliament had repeatedly warned the government over deteriorating security status in the province, but was not taken seriously by the government.
