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Since US troops returned on August 15 last year and the Taliban took control, house-to-house searches have been conducted by Islamic Emirate forces in various parts of the nation.
As per the locals in Kunduz province, the security forces have begun house-to-house raids in the city and some districts of the province, TOLOnews reported. However, the Taliban officials have claimed that the purpose of these searches is to collect illegal equipment. The police chief of Kunduz, Qari Bakhtyar Maaz, stated that searches have begun at the request of the locals and that some guns, ammunition, and government vehicles have also been discovered. "We discovered a large number of weapons and ammunition, and this will ensure security in Kunduz province," TOLOnews reported Maaz as saying. Meanwhile, several residents of Kunduz have a different view about the house-to-house searches by the security forces. "Weapons and ammunition should be collected, and in this country, there is a need to," said Ajmal, a resident of Kunduz. "Weapons and rifles should vanish from Afghanistan, and instead of these, people should start working, use the pen, and guide their children to education," stated Abdullah Sahil, a Kunduz local. Since the previous government fell, house-to-house searches have been conducted by the Taliban time and again in various parts of the nation. The Taliban is under UN sanctions over terrorist activities has established an interim government in Afghanistan led by Mohammad Hasan Akhund, a prominent member of the first Taliban cabinet. The country has since been facing a humanitarian crisis with economic distress and food shortages. (ANI)
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