Taliban captured joint military base, 180 soldiers surrendered to Taliban.

      Afghan Media reports that Taliban have taken control of a joint military base in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan and approx 180 soldiers have surrendered to Taliban after a 5 days siege. Sources say that Afghan National Army also surrendered their weapons and equipments to Taliban.

The Afghan authorities had already warned Govt to take immediate action otherwise many lives of soldiers will be lost. According to Afghan National Media, 25+ Afghan soldiers have been killed in the battle. This attack is part of the Taliban country wide operations under the name “Azm”. Taliban have took several districts and key villages and check posts since the start of operation Azm.

Last days, hundreds of Taliban fighters armed with heavy and light weapons launched a coordinated attack on security check posts in Yamgan district, forcing the Afghan troops to tactically step back in a bid to prevent the civilian casualties.

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Dashti Archi District of Kunduz/Badakhshan captured by Taliban yesterday.

Taliban captured another district in Northern Afghanistan

An Afghan official says the Taliban have captured a second district in the northern province of Kunduz following intense clashes with local security forces.

Mohammad Yusuf Ayubi, head of the provincial council, said on June 22 that the insurgents attacked the district of Dashti Archi from four directions, setting off heavy fighting before acquiring full control of the area.

Ayubi said local forces suffered casualties but could not give a precise toll.

He says around 150,000 residents of the district were unable to leave.

In an e-mailed statement, the Taliban confirmed that they had captured the district, as well as ammunition and four tanks.

On June 21, the Taliban seized control of the Chardara district in Kunduz on June 21.

The insurgents in April tried to capture the provincial capital, also called Kunduz, in a suprise attack, but were eventually pushed back by Afghan forces.

Security forces in northern Afghanistan said on June 21 that they were preparing to launch a counteroffensive against Taliban militants.

The Interior Ministry announced on June 21 that government forces had regained control of Yamgan district in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.

Badakshan Province on the verge of falling into the hands of Taliban

Last months, hundreds of Taliban fighters attacked army and police installations around the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The battle is still raging, with heavy casualties on both sides.

Two weeks prior to the offensive in Kunduz city an estimated 1,000 Taliban fighters overran Afghan army positions in Jurm District in Badakhshan Province. Additionally, heavy fighting has been reported in several other provinces, including Sar-i-Pul, Jowzjan and Faryab the New York Times reports.

Muhammad Yousuf Ayoubi, the provincial council chief, reiterated the vice-governor’s deep concerns: “Kunduz city is surrounded from four directions. If the government does not pay urgent attention, there is serious risk of it falling to the Taliban.”

Some of the pictures released by Taliban sources on twitters:

Afghan Taliban shaking hands after capturing the base.

Two more Military installations overran by Taliban in Kunduz city of Badakhshan Province.

Afghan Army Men captured by Taliban in Northern Afghanistan.

Afghan Taliban doing victory parade in Imam Sahb District which they captured last month.

Govt allied Militia (Arbaki) men captured by Taliban, pic and details released by Al-Emarah Studio.

Afghan National Media still denies that Taliban overran majority of the Northern Afghanistan but the independent sources shows a different side of the story. Tajikistan deploying additional forces on its border with Afghanistan shows the seriousness of Afghan Taliban Offensive in Northern province of Badakhshan. Afghan Officials also verified last month that 11+ districts of the province have fallen to Taliban.

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