Pakistan's ISI supports Taliban offensive, says Afghan govt
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Taliban have intensified their violent campaign across Afghanistan and their military offensive was supported by Pakistani notorious spy agency -- ISI, which was trying to align the terror group with Haqqani network and Al-Qaeda, said the Afghan Foreign Ministry.
While the Taliban seized over 193 district centres and 19 border districts, the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) had recaptured nine district centres. However, over 200 district centres remained out of the government's control, said the Afghan Ministry in a briefing on July 31. The Taliban have also taken control of 10 border crossing points across the country in Takhar, Kunduz, Badakhshan, Herat and Farah provinces leading to the complete shutdown of cross border movements and trade in these areas. The ministry further disclosed that since April 14, nearly 4000 ANDSF personnel had been killed, over 7,000 injured and about 1,600 captured by the Taliban. 2000 civilians, including women and children, had also died in the violence and another 2200 injured, reported InsideOver.More Related News