6 security personnel surrender to Taliban in Faryab

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Six security personnel, including three policemen, have surrendered to the Taliban in the Khwaja Sabzposh district of northwestern Faryab province, a well-placed source revealed on Tuesday.

An official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News. “Led by Sakhi Dad, the policemen at the Shah Sawar check-post also handed six Kalashnikovs, a machine gun, a rocket and 3,500 bullets to the Taliban.”

He warned the security situation of the area would deteriorate with the surrender of the six security personnel and capture of the check-post by the militants. He asked the government for the deployment of more troops.

Meanwhile, gubernatorial spokesman Abdul Karim confirmed the surrender of the security officials and fall of the check-post in Khwaja Sabzposh. However, he gave no further details.

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