Taliban militants storms Ghazni in Afghanistan – behead 15, kill nearly 100

Beheading seems to have become a fashion and, in a fresh round of offensive, hundreds of Taliban militants have launched a violent offensive in Afghanistan news.sky.com – they have beheaded 15 people and killing scores more. As per reports, the Taliban fighters have stormed Ghazni and are believed to be on the brink of capturing the province.
The Taliban fighters far outnumber security forces and local officials are urging the new, power-sharing government to extend help to the embattled security forces in the region so that they can put up a resistance of sorts.
Deputy Governor Ahmadullah Ahmadi has apparently requested for helicopters to evacuate the wounded, but nothing appears to have been done.
In the opinion of the leader of the Hazara minority, Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, in order to maintain peace with the Taliban, a strong government is required.
Incidentally, the Gazni province has lost contact with police officers in the district of Ajrestan, after a suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint in the region.
This battle is symbolic of the uphill struggle that Ashraf Ghani, the president-elect of Afghanistan, would be faced with as foreign troops prepare to leave the country in the coming months.