Gen. Toryalai Abadyani Appointed as New Police Chief in Uruzgan
KABUL: (Middle East Press) Gen. Toryalai Abadyani has been appointed as the new provincial police chief for central Uruzgan province as a result of coordinated attack by Taliban insurgents.
The announcement came after Noor-ul-Haq Uloomi, Minister of Interior and Afghan Army Chief of Staff Gen. Qadam Shah visited Uruzgan and assumed Gen. Toryalai Abadyani as the provincial police chief on Thursday.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Friday that the top security officials visited Uruzgan to assess the security situation of the province.
Gen. Abadyani assumes charges of Uruzgan’s security amid deteriorating security situation with reports suggesting clashes are still ongoing in three different districts.
A lawmaker representing Uruzgan in the Afghan Parliament Mohammad anif Hanafi said at least 19 policemen lost their lives and 31 others are missing following clashes during the past 16 days.
According to Hanafi the fate of the missing police men has is still unknown.
