CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that the Afghan security forces have successfully foiled an attempt by the Taliban to establish a supply corridor from the southern province of Helmand towards the northern regions of the country. 
 
The Taliban planned to destabilize the north by using the corridor, said Abdullah on Monday during a trip to Ghor province, a week after the Taliban infiltrated Taywara district. 
 
“In-fact the enemy was planning to open a corridor from Helmand to the mountains of Faryab and Sar-e-Pul provinces, but you (Afghan security forces) foiled their plan,” said Abdullah. 
 
Meanwhile, a number of residents in Ghor have said that security lapses caused the collapse of Taywara district to the Taliban. 
 
“Remember that you (government) came to help very late, the government took action very late, whenever you (government) take a decision, you act upon its commitment very late,” said Kamaluddin Mawdudi, head of Ghor peace council. 
 
“Your criticism makes sense, we sustained major casualties as a result of the collapse of the district, our people sustained casualties and this created major problems for us,” replied Abdullah to a comment by a resident of Ghor. 
 
They said that the security forces were negligent which led to the collapse of Taywara. 
 
Abdullah acknowledged that this had been the case. 
 
In addition, Ghor governor Ghulam Nasir Khaze has said that the absence of sufficient forces in the province is having a negative impact on the implementation of the law in the area. 
 
“Because of the shortage of security forces and not carrying out operations quickly, the killers of civilians are still present in the north of Feroz Koh (Capital of Ghor) and they walk around freely,” said Khaze. 
 
Abdullah also met families in Taywara who sustained losses during the collapse of the district to the Taliban.