Afghan army soldiers take part in their graduation ceremony in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2019. A total of 1,410 youth after completion of six-month military course and receiving certificates in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif have been commissioned to the army, said an army statement released here Sunday. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

A total of 1,410 youth after completion of six-month military course and receiving certificates in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif have been commissioned to the army, said an army statement released here Sunday.

The newly graduated soldiers would be deployed in the country's northern provinces, where winter operations against the armed oppositions would start soon, Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, Commander of Army Corps based in the northern region said, according to the statement.

Afghan army soldiers take part in their graduation ceremony in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2019. A total of 1,410 youth after completion of six-month military course and receiving certificates in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif have been commissioned to the army, said an army statement released here Sunday. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

 
Afghan government continues recruiting new troops amid increasing militancy as the armed opposition groups above all the Taliban outfit have stepped up activities and challenging the security forces in major parts of the conflict-battered country.