KABUL - Uruzgan provincial council members on Friday warned that four districts in the province facing the threat of collapse.
The council members said that in the past few weeks, routes in to Trinkot, the capital of the province, have been closed and insurgent activity has increased.
Meanwhile provincial security officials accept that insecurity has increased in the province.
Deh Rawud, Khas Uruzgan, Gizab and Charcheno districts of Uruzgan have all witnessed heavy clashes recently, officials said.
The provincial council raised its concerns and said if attention is not paid to the situation, these districts will collapse to insurgents.
"The security situation is deteriorating day by day and the road to Khas Uruzgan district has been closed for the past year, and the roads to Shaheed Asas and Deh Rawud have been closed for nearly three months - only military convoys can pass through there," said Abdul Karim Khadamzai, the provincial council head.
"Our districts are in trouble, like Shaheed Asas, Khaz Uruzgan, Chinartoo and Deh Rawud districts. Police and army are fighting but in a technical way. One day they go forward and then they retreat," said Nadiri, a provincial council member.
Meanwhile Uruzgan governor also raised concerns over the increase of insecurity.
"We have districts in Uruzgan that for three or four moths the roads have been closed and operations have been ongoing to reopen them, such as Deh Rawud. Once the roads are open then we have programs for other districts," said Mohammad Nazir Kharotti, the provincial governor.
Meanwhile, the provincial police chief said insurgents came from Zabul and Helmand to fight in Uruzgan.
"Whenever the enemy is defeated in Kandahar or Helmand then they came to Uruzgan and for the past year they tried a lot to increase their activity in the province and conduct attacks on government institutions but they failed because government forces are able to defend government institutions," said Ghulam Sakhi Rokh Lewani, the provincial police chief. (Tolonews)