The politician and his family were not at home at the time and are safe. Gen Carter said the Afghan army had made a strategic decision to withdraw from some rural parts of the country and concentrate forces on key urban areas.
Insurgents have taken control of 10 of the countrys 34 provincial capitals.
Afghanistans defence minister sacked army chief removed from post amid war with taliban. Recently several spine-chilling videos of war-torn Afghanistan have emerged on social media revealing the intensity of the tensions. Earlier this week the residence of the countrys Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammad was bombed by the Taliban. Paul Malong was sacked in May by President Salva Kiir amid resignations by senior generals alleging military abuses and tribal bias as the countrys ethnically charged civil war ground on.
KABUL Afghanistan AP The Taliban ambushed and killed the director of Afghanistans government media center on Friday in the capital Kabul. He has an anti-Taliban background and once served as a senior commander under Ahmad Shah Massoud. From 2002 to 2010 he served as Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army and from 2010 to 2012 he held the post of Interior Minister of Afghanistan.
President Ashraf Ghani earlier flew. By Denis Dumo JUBA Reuters - South Sudans former army chief is being confined to his home for security reasons the countrys defence minister said on Thursday. Abdul Razak Wardak left the Afghan army after a decade of service in 2018 with the rank of captain to find another life in Kabul away from the conflict.
On Thursday the Taliban said they had taken the strategically important Ghazni city which is on the road to the national capital Kabul. Paul Malong was sacked in May by President Salva Kiir amid resignations by senior generals alleging military abuses and tribal bias as the countrys ethnically charged civil war ground on. By Denis Dumo JUBA Reuters - South Sudans former army chief is being confined to his home for security reasons the countrys defense minister said on Thursday.
Embassy in Kabul accused Taliban fighters on Monday of carrying out revenge killings against dozens of civilians in Spin Boldak a border district captured in a military offensive last monthWhy it matters. Afghanistans Defence Minister sacked Army Chief removed from post amid war with Taliban. In addition General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai Chief of the Army Staff was also removed from his post on the same day and replaced by General Haibatullah Alizai.
Afghanistan government today sacked its army chief for Talibans quick control over nine provincial capitals in a weeks timeAfghan army chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai and appointed Maj-Gen. General Sami Sadat the commander in charge of citys defence has urged civilians to evacuate ahead of an army offensive against the Taliban. Bismillah Khan Mohammadi or Bismillah Khan is the current Defense Minister of Afghanistan.
11th August 2021 1716 IST Afghanistans Defence Minister Sacked Army Chief Removed From Post Amid War With Taliban As the Taliban continues to gain ground in Afghanistan the Ashraf Ghani government sacked its Defence Minister. The Ashraf Ghani government on Wednesday sacked its defense minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi as the Taliban tightened grip on Afghanistan. Haibatullah Alizai was the head of strategic operations in Afghanistan.
Reports of violence and human rights atrocities are growing ahead of the US. 233 A UN report dated May 20 2021 stated that the Taliban now contest or control an estimated 50 to 70 per cent of Afghan territory outside of urban centres while also exerting direct control over 57 per cent of district administrative centres. Haibatullah Alizai as new chief of army.
Afghanistan has replaced its army chief as Taliban militants continue to make rapid advances. Paul Malong was sacked in May by President Salva Kiir amid resignations by senior generals alleging military abuses and tribal bias as the countrys ethnically charged civil war ground on. As the Taliban continues to gain ground in Afghanistan the Ashraf Ghani government sacked its Defence Minister Bismillah.
On April 14 Taliban forces attacked an Afghan military base in Zabul killing at least 10 Afghan soldiers including a commander. Afghanistans Defence Minister sacked Army Chief removed from post amid war with Taliban. Militarys full withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Afghanistans Defense Ministry dismisses as an absolute lie a claim by the Taliban militants that they have taken control of 90 percent of the countrys borders.
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