Sar e Pul, National Resistance Front: The Taliban occupying fighters stormed residential houses in the Balkhab district of Sar e Pul province and shot dead several civilians.
The group has also cut off telecommunication networks in the province.
Meanwhile, hundreds of families have left their homes and fled to valleys and mountains to save their lives from the Taliban.
The Taliban is using residential houses as bases.
The Taliban fighters launched a house-to-house search operation and opened fire on civilians after entering the bazaar in the Balkhab district.
This occupying forces detained, tortured, and shot civilians wherever it sustained casualties.