Ghazni has been one of the troubled provinces of Afghanistan over the last years. It is situated in central-east Afghanistan and located 143 kilometers by road southwest of Kabul. Ghazni province has been named as the capital of Islamic civilization for 2013. Since it is linked by a highway with Kandahar to the south-west, Kabul to the northeast and Gardez to the east, the provincial capital, Ghazni city, is a trade hub. The provincial authorities have expressed concerns that there has been an increase in the presence of fatal foreign militants in this province.

Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, deputy governor of the province, has told BBC that the militants intend to disrupt the security of the province. In recent years, the Taliban have had visible presence in areas between the provincial capital and districts. The militants have been able to prevent construction of some roads linking some major districts to the capital of the province. For instance, construction of the road to Jaghori district, a large district that deserves to be upgraded to a province, has been hindered by the Taliban militants several times.

The militants have also been able to slaughter and behead targeted people on the way to districts over the last few years since the Taliban resurged and expanded their presences in different provinces. But to the unmitigated chagrin of the residents, there have not been effective military measures and operations to tackle the insurgents and get the poor residents rid of them.

Now that President Hamid Karzai's government has lost its penetration power, the concern is that people will face more problems in already insecure provinces. President Karzai's appeasement policy towards the insurgents not only has provided pretext for the Taliban to grow and expand their activities but has also provided attraction for foreign militants to infiltrate into Afghan provinces, as mentioned about the growing presence of foreign militants in Ghazni province, the capital of Islamic civilization.

The problem has not been Taliban's strength; the problem is lack of effective and sufficient military pressure on the part of Afghan and NATO forces to be put on the militants and insurgent groups. The deputy governor has stated that there are plans put in place by NATO and Afghan forces to counter the insurgents in Ghazni province. It is hoped that these plans are implemented properly and effectively, otherwise the people of the province will continue to suffer in the hands of atrocious Taliban.