According to Ahlul Bayt (A) News Agency – ABNA.ir – In a parliament session on Wednesday, interior minister caretaker Munir Mangal said out of more than 360 towns, only nine of them are safe.
He added that more than 110 towns face serious security threats, casting doubts over the safety of over half of the polling stations in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Mangal, however, vowed to have Afghan police ready during the September elections.
There has been an increase in violence in Afghanistan as US forces carry out operations against the Taliban in the south of the country.
Despite the presence of nearly 130,000 US-led soldiers in the country, civilians continue to pay the price for the 2001 invasion that sought to dismantle Taliban militants.
The US-led invasion was launched with the official objective of curbing militancy and bringing peace and stability to the war-ravaged country. Nine years on, however, Afghanistan remains unstable.
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