Amid US troops withdrawal, Afghan military surrendering to Taliban in rural areas ANI | Updated: May 29, 2021 16:16 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 29 (ANI): Since the US troops began leaving Afghanistan since early May, there has been a wave of Afghan military surrendering to the Taliban in rural areas.
Taliban has besieged seven rural Afghan military outposts across the wheat fields and onion patches of the Laghman province, in eastern Afghanistan, reported The Frontier Post.
Ammunition was depleted inside the bedraggled outposts in Laghman province. Food was scarce. Some police officers hadn t been paid in five months.
By mid-month, security forces had surrendered all seven outposts after extended negotiations, according to village elders. At least 120 soldiers and police were given safe passage to the government-held provincial center in return for handing over weapons and equipment.
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MEHTAR LAM, AFGHANISTAN – Ammunition was depleted inside the bedraggled outposts in Laghman Province. Food was scarce. Some police officers hadn t been paid in five months.
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