Conces Raised Over Insecurity Along Baghlan-Mazar Highway

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دوشنبه 27 ثور 1395 ساعت 17:07 نوشته شده توسط Hamid Shirzai

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Travelers have voiced conces over the growing insecurity along the Baghlan-Mazar highway.

Drivers using this highway said insurgents have become increasingly active along the Chashme Shir stretch of the highway in Baghlan province, resulting in accidents and less traffic on the road.

These drivers have said the lack of security along the highway is making any form of travel really challenging.

"We want the govement to ensure security along the highway so people can travel safely," said Khal Mohammad, one driver who travels the route regularly.

"War on the highway has created lots of problems for us, we cannot travel safely," said Hamidullah, another driver.

"Nowadays there are always clashes in the Chashme Shir area and people are traveling less and we want the govement to ensure security of the highways," said Mohammad Ewaz, a traveler.

A tanker driver who was shot on Monday said thousands of dollars' worth of damage was sustained to the truck he was driving after it rolled.

"Early today our vehicle was going from Hairatan (a border town and a port in the north of Balkh province) to Kabul and a bullet hit our vehicle, the driver was wounded and the vehicle rolled. Many other drivers have been wounded and we sustained nearly $50,000 USD in losses," said Alhamuddin, the owner of the tanker.

However, security officials in Baghlan province said that soon militants will be pushed back from the areas along the highways.

"Taliban, with attacks on security checkpoints, have created insecurity on the highway and they took control of the highway in Chashme Shir area for several hours but now they have fled the area and we assure the people that the security is restored on the highway," said a Baghlan military official.

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