KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani held another video teleconference from Tawheed Center at the Presidential Palace on Monday where he again spoke with commanders of army corps and brigades and provincial chiefs of police and NDS about the country's security situation.

In a statement issued by his office, the president thanked the defense and security forces for successfully conducting the recent operations, and said that those who exhibited bravery and valor in these operations should be commended.

He said to the commanders and officers of the security forces that it is up to them to encourage their personnel to treat people better than ever. He added that he has received some information and complaints concerning mistreatment and harassment of people by certain personnel of the security forces during the operations in Kunduz province.

The president called harassment and mistreatment of people against the laws of the land, international laws, human rights conventions and the code of conduct of the security and defense forces of the country, and urged the security officials to prevent such noncompliance and illegal acts.

The president said: "One of the main differences of the national security and defense forces from the irresponsible individuals is that the security and defense forces follow the laws of the land, international humanitarian laws and codes of conduct, and it is thanks to their good conduct that they create good reputation as well as an atmosphere of security and trust among the people."

This comes after Ghani reviewed the security situation of northern Kunduz province as well as other provinces via a video teleconference on Saturday following last week's siege of Kunduz city which fell to the Taliban on Monday.

Large-scale military operations have since been carried out in the northern province, and additional operations kicked off on Monday in neighboring Takhar province which has also been the scene of Taliban attacks in the past few days.

Troops had however, by Monday afternoon secured most parts of Kunduz city although there were still pockets of violence where security forces were in clashes with insurgents. (Tolonews)