Afghan forces outpost in Ghazni city falls to Taliban

An Afghan security forces outpost in Ghazni city fell to the Taliban on Saturday morning, sources told Ariana News.

Abdul Jami Jami, a member of Ghazni provincial council, confirmed the incident and said 25 security force members have gone missing.

He called on government to take the security situation seriously and secure the area stating otherwise the Taliban will reach the Ghazni governor’s office.

Neither Government nor the Taliban have commented about the incident so far.

General Yasin Zia, acting defense minister confirmed at a press conference in Kabul that an Afghan security forces outpost fell to the Taliban in Ghazni.

He did not provide further details.