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| Pakistan's Military Encouraging Haqqani to Gain Ground in South-East |
| 2015-07-19 |
| [Tolo News] An Afghan military commander said on Saturday that Pakistain's military is encouraging the Haqqani Network to take control of large swathes of the south-eastern parts of Afghanistan. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, commander of 203rd Thunder Military Corps in south-eastern Afghanistan, said that Pakistain's military is trying to get the Haqqani Network to take power in Afghanistan in order for them to "implement their plans in the country". One example is that of south-eastern Paktia province, which shares about 573 km of border with Pakistain. Paktia is currently caught up in a large scale battle against bully boys. "More than 50 percent of threats are in the eastern zone because they share a border with Pakistain and there are three shuras [councils] of holy warriors in Pakistain which make their plans there and implement them here," Yaftali said. The Taliban gunnies have increased their activities in these border areas considerably this year -- areas that were previously peaceful. "They are planning to settle the Haqqani network in a big area in a bid to find bigger privileges in the peace talks," he said. The military forces, currently battling gunnies in Paktia, have assured the public that they will defend the country with everything they have in a bid to maintain security. "Afghanistan's youth are still here. I am the only son of my mother. I am ready to sacrifice myself to defend and save my homeland," said one soldier. |
| Posted by:Fred |