Officials Prevent Dehraud District of Uruzgan from Falling into Taliban Hand

URUZGAN, Afghanistan – Local officials in Uruzgan province say they have prevented the fall of Dehraud district to the Taliban, but clashes are still ongoing in the center of the district.

Jan Mohammad Karimi, police chief of Dehraud district, told media that all government buildings and facilities are now under the control of Afghan security forces.

According to Karimi, the Taliban had intensified attacks on the district center for the past four days, reaching local establishments in the district.

“The Taliban are present in the western part of the district bazaar. Last night, I checked with the lieutenant general and the deputy security chief of the Ministry of Interior that fresh troops had reached the district and that airstrikes had been carried out on Taliban positions,” said Karimi.

The Dehroud police chief also said the district had been prevented from falling into the hands of the Taliban, but the Taliban were barricading themselves in civilian homes and fighting the Afghan army.

There were casualties on both sides and civilians in the clashes, according to sources, but the exact number is not yet clear.

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