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| ALP commander joins Taliban group along with his 7 men in Sar-e-Pul |
| 2015-07-28 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] A commander of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces joined the Taliban group along with his seven men in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan. The provincial police front man Amanuddin Aman said the coppers were serving with the ALP forces in Kohistan ...a backwoods district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa distinguished by being even more rustic than is the norm among the local Pashtuns.... at district. Aman further added that the defected ALP forces had connections with the Taliban group in the past and had assisted them to infiltrate in Kohistan district. He said sporadic shootout continues between the remaining ALP forces and the Talibs in the area. Aman also added that additional forces have been deployed in the area to repress the assailant Talibs and clear the district from their presence. The Taliban group front man Zabiullah Mujahid claimed around 100 ALP forces have joined the Talibs in Kohistanat district. Sar-e-Pul is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern afghanistan where anti-government armed murderous Moslem groups have recently increased their insurgency activities in a number of its districts. This comes as over 100 members of the Afghan natioanl security forces surrendered to Taliban group in Wardoj district following days of heavy shootout. |
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| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-07-28 16:40 |