Daikundi: Surging insecurity forces hundreds to flee homes

DAIKUNDI (SW) – Hundreds of Kejran district residents in Daikundi province are forced to flee their homes by the mounting Taliban assaults.

According to the provincial council members, some 1800 families have fled their homes following the Taliban’s assaults on security check posts. Sheema Rustamyan, chairperson for the provincial council, said the growing insecurity has also forced four boys and girls schools to close down. She added two other schools were already closed due to mounting insurgency here.

She added the closure of schools at this crucial moment would leave devastating impacts on the students. The provincial council chairperson mentioned that the fighting between security forces and the Taliban only intensified three weeks ago.

However, Rehmatullah Seerat, head of the directorate of education in the province, clarified that only two schools in the restive Kejran district closed while as the rest are functioning properly. He said the ongoing clashes around the districts has led to absence of students, but the schools remain open.

Daikundi shares border with restive Ghazni, Helmand, Uruzgan, Ghor and Bamyan provinces.

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