Over 6,000 families have been displaced in Kunduz Province, local officials in the province said as the prospect to end the violence in the country remains uncertain, Tolo News reports on August 25. Media reports indicate that hundreds of other families are also preparing to leave Imam Sahib District, of the Province, fearing battles between the Afghan Security Forces and the Taliban.
“Kunduz is in a fragile situation, districts are under siege,” said Abdul Khalil Qarizada, a member of Kunduz's provincial council. “The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces have a strong presence in Kunduz, the situation will get back to normal in Kunduz very soon, particularly on Kunduz-Khan Abad highway,” said Fawad Aman, Deputy Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. However, local people in Kunduz have warned that all routes connecting districts to the center of the province are under a serious security threat. They said that Kunduz will fall to the Taliban for a third time if the government does not take timely action against the insurgents.