Members of the Ghazni provincial council warned on Monday that Ghazni’s Malistan district is on the verge of collapse and that heavy fighting is ongoing in Jaghori, another district in the province.

Members of the council said if more troops are not deployed to these areas, a humanitarian crisis will unfold. The provincial council also said security forces have suffered a high casualty toll in the ongoing conflict.  

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Massoud Malik discusses the topic with the following guests:

MP Mohammad Ali Akhlaqi

Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish