Former warlord militiamen join frontline against Taliban in Herat

HERAT, AFGHANISTAN-AUGUST 12: Afghan former warlord Ismail Khan’s militiamen join frontline against Taliban offensive last day in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2021. According to the UN refugee agency reported, bringing the total internally displaced to more than 3.5 million across Afghanistan. Afghan Multimedia Agency

Afghan former warlord Ismail Khan, commented, “When they understood that the Taliban don’t want to capture Herat. In fact, Pakistan want capture Afghanistan and finally Herat, the people of Herat by a big up-risers including women and men join the Afghan security forces. We hope that after two or three days our advances must be like to repel the Taliban from all four part of the city.

“It is about two to three weeks past which is conflict here and we are in frontline, and I am warning the Taliban that they are not understood yet, they think easily that they come here, if from Pakistan or if they come from any government. let them come we have growth in Herat city, this is the city of saints, this is the city of Mujahideen, this city is proud of Afghanistan, and they could never capture this”, An Afghan militiaman said.