Sar-e-Pul governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat in an interview with TOLOnews said he is concerned about security situation in the province as terrorists have recently infiltrated the Kohistanat district.
 
The governor stated that son of Tahir Yoldash, head of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, has come to Sayad district in Sar-e-Pul where he is recruiting for Daesh.
 
He urged security agencies to launch a large-scale military operation in Kohistanat in order to prevent the district from becoming a safe haven for terrorists.
 
“We will become more vulnerable in the future if the central government and our allies from the international community do not pay attention to this matter,” he said.
 
Meanwhile, a number of Kabul provincial council members blamed security agencies for a delay in launching winter military operations against insurgents across the country.
 
“Security forces and our president who says he is the Commander in Chief of the army should pay attention to the province and launch military operations [against insurgents],” said Abdul Khaliq Zazai, a member of the council.
 
Commenting on the issue, the Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said: “We have enhanced our operations and activities in vulnerable regions during the winter. We hope that we will not have war in the [coming] spring, but if the war continues, we will defeat the enemy by using better equipment.”