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2020-05-24 Afghanistan
‘Key' Taliban Member Arrested in Herat by NDS
[ToloNews] A "key member" of the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
has been arrested in an operation in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province on Friday, the National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS) said in a statement.

Qari Shafi, who also known as Hafiz Omeri, a Taliban military commander and member of the Taliban’s leadership commission, was arrested while entering Shindand district from Iran, it said.

Qari Shafi was "dropped by the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps on the border," according to the statement, which added that he was involved in "assassinations" and security incidents on highways."

He "intended to launch attacks on the Pashtan Dam and also increase attacks on the highways," the statement said.

"Also, he was involved in terrorist attacks in Herat city over the past year and a half," it added.

The Taliban have not yet commented on his arrest.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top
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