POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Aug 14, 2021 : Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mohammad Shafiqul Islam has said that many Bangladeshis have left for Afghanistan to join the Taliban.
He was speaking at a security briefing on August 15 in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi.
“Militants are now very active in the cyber world,” he said. They are recruiting using different media, inspiring people.
We have recently received news that the war in Afghanistan has been called upon by the Taliban. Since then, a number of people have migrated to Afghanistan.
He said law enforcement had detained several people on the Afghan border during the Afghan journey, adding that “several people are now on their way to Afghanistan on foot.”
Every one of our intelligence agencies is working on this. ‘
The Taliban, meanwhile, have been advancing on Kabul, the country’s capital, after taking control of Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province.
Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and Lashkar Gah, another nearby city, were cordoned off on Friday.
On the other hand, the Taliban also laid siege to the western city of Herat. Through this, the Taliban has established control over the capitals of about one-third of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.
The Taliban has previously claimed control of more than 90 percent of the country.
But Western analysts say the Taliban have taken control of 75 percent of Afghanistan’s territory.
The Taliban have been fighting for days to gain control of key Kandahar, Herat and Lashkar Gah districts in Afghanistan.
Extremists have also intensified attacks in the town of Mazar-i-Sharif. Meanwhile, the government has removed Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai in the face of the Taliban’s rapid advance.
