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| Afghanistan |
| Noor Claims He Is Ready To Fight Insurgents In The North |
| 2015-06-12 |
| [Tolo News] Balkh acting governor Atta Mohammad Noor announced on Thursday that he is prepared to launch a decisive military operation against Lion of Islam groups operating in the country's northern regions if President Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. gives him the go ahead. Amid the growing spate of security threats in Afghanistan's northern provinces, Noor has reiterated his determination to rid the region of anti-government turbans. In a statement issued by Noor, he said he was ready to lead such an operation. "If the president, commander of the armed services, chief executive, minister of defense and minister of interior assign me the task and give me permission, with joint cooperation we are determined to clean our neighboring provinces in the north from the existence of Lion of Islams," Noor said. Noor has in the past been a strong critic of government, especially in terms of fighting Death Eaters in the northern provinces. On Thursday he also said that he will lead a public uprising against the holy warriors if the central government does not take the necessary measures to rid the region of the Lion of Islams. Noor, who has been dressed in military uniform for the past two weeks, has conducted his own assessment tour of Kaldar, Shotepa, Sholgarah, Zare and Chahar Bolak districts in Balkh. These are key areas where Death Eaters are operating. However Noor believes that holy warriors do not have the ability to confront Afghan National Security Forces ANSF face to face in the battle field. Following the collapse of the Taliban regime back in late 2001, Noor commanded the first army corps in the north before being appointed governor in 2004. But after just over 10 years, Noor is once again in military uniform. "We want to reiterate our commitment to the Afghan cops that we stay alongside them under any circumstance, secondly we want to convey a message to our soldiers and officers that there was no difference between the blood of a governor, a minister and so on," he said. "However, denial ain't just a river in Egypt... in some way we are involved in politics on a national level and maintain our influence and power in various provinces, but one thing is clear that our blood is not superior to that of our soldiers' blood - soldiers who fight to safeguard our national illusory sovereignty, religious principles, values of Jihad and the constitution and most importantly to safeguard our peace," he added. Meanwhile, ...back at the hoedown, the fiddler suddenly struck a sour note. The dancing stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at Bob... some tribal elders in Chahar Bolak district have vowed to side with Noor on this issue in the hope of eliminating the turbans. "The armed opposition is using different tactics to destabilize the northern provinces and to undermine security in order to prove their existence," a tribal elder from Chahar Bolak district Zalmai said. Noor in the past questioned the signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Afghanistan and the United States. The agreement - allowing a limited number of US forces to stay on in Afghanistan post-2014 -- would not yield positive results in terms of the nation's security, he said. |
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