Heavy explosion in Takhar.
Following a heavy explosion in Darqad district of Takhar province, concerns about increased insecurity in the northeastern regions of the country have once again risen.
According to local sources, the incident occurred on Monday evening, August 4, in the village of Turki, and its intensity was so great that the sound of the explosion was heard in surrounding villages.
Hours after the incident, no local Taliban-affiliated institution or official has yet commented on the type of explosion, its perpetrators, or possible casualties.
This questionable silence by the Taliban group, especially in border and strategic areas such as Darqad, once again highlights the group’s inefficiency in providing security and controlling the situation.
The increase in similar cases of suspicious explosions in the northern provinces, along with intra-Taliban clashes and the strengthening of the activities of affiliated terrorist groups, has raised serious concerns about the return of a new phase of violence and instability in the country.
Political analysts believe that such incidents are either due to an information vacuum in the Taliban’s intelligence structure or the result of hidden conflicts between factions within the group to eliminate each other. However, in the absence of a free media and an accountable structure, the truth is buried in the shadow of silence.
