The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said that a contingent of Afghan commando forces have been deployed in Ajristan district of Ghazni province to tackle an offensive launched on the strategically important town by the Taliban.

This comes as heavy clashes continue between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban in the area.

A number of members of the Meshrano Jirga (the Upper House of Parliament) on Sunday said the United States and NATO have not supported the Afghan forces in the war against insurgents as well as they should have based on their security agreements with Afghanistan. 

The senators said battles between security forces and insurgents have increased, but the Afghan forces have not received enough support from US and NATO in recent years.