The Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) on Friday said that more troops have been sent to Khas Uruzgan district in Uruzgan province in the south of the country to resolve security problems there. 

“More security and defense forces have been deployed to the area and fortunately now the security situation is under the control of government forces,” the deputy spokesman Nusrat Rahimi said. 

The remarks come as clashes are reportedly ongoing in the district in the last one week which according to reports have displaced over 300 families. 

Addressing the National Security Council on Thursday, President Ashraf Ghani directed government forces to address security problems in Khas Uruzgan district. 

“Because government is too busy in most parts of the country, sometimes problems in some places are not addressed soon,” said Nabi Misdaq, an advisor to President Ghani. 

The Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Thursday blasted security departments over being “negligent” regarding security issues in Khas Uruzgan district. 

Uruzgan Provincial Council members and lawmakers criticized security departments over not paying attention to security problems in the province.

They said security challenges have plagued the province for the past many years, but according to them, relevant departments have not acted against them. 

“Trinkot and six districts are about to fall. This is not a new problem, it has existed over the past two and half years. People are killed there every day and there isconflict every day,” said Amanullah Hotaki, member of Uruzgan Provincial Council. 

“It is about two months that Trinkot (the provincial center) is about to collapse,” Mohammad Hanif Hanifi, a lawmaker, said.

“There are security forces in Uruzgan. If they really know their duties, there will be no need for other (forces),” Atiqullah Amarkhel, a former military officer, said.