Afghan Biographies

Dand-e-Shahabuddin District Baghlan Province


Name Dand-e-Shahabuddin District Baghlan Province
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Background:
Dand-e-Ghori and Dand-e-Shahabuddin are among the volatile areas in northern Baghlan province where the Taliban insurgents have been attempting to expand foothold during the past several months.(20160613)

it has been 50 days of fighting between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban in Dand-e-Ghori, Dand-e-Shahbuddin, and Baghlan Markzai areas of Baghlan province. Nine months Dand-e-Ghori has been under the Taliban's control. Arab Tapa, Niazullah, Darqad and Afghan Tapa were the strongholds of the Taliban in Dand-e-Ghori are now under the government's control. The Taliban has now fled to Bibi Gahwara Mountains, which share a border with Samangan province.(20160306)

Noor Habib Gulbahari, Baghlan police chief, accepted that the security forces only control the highways and main roads in Baghlan.
"The Dand-e-Ghori and Dand-e-Shahabuddin areas in Baghlan are now under the control of the enemy and that situation will continue until we start our military operations to retake them. We have only control over main roads, and that's it," he added.(20160612)

Last Modified 2016-07-12
Established 2016-06-13