KABUL (Reuters) - Defeated Afghan tribal forces were preparing to launch a counter-attack on Gardez in a bid to oust tribal rivals who seized the town in a bitter two-day battle. Padshah Khan Zadran, recently appointed as governor by the U.N.-backed Afghan government, was massing fighters at Satih Kandaw, 16 miles south of Gardez, from where he was driven by the forces of a rival ethnic Pashtun tribe on Friday. "He (Zadran) is now busy with the funerals of his supporters. We have heard that he has vowed to take revenge for his defeat and has already started to set up a new force for taking back Gardez," one resident in the town said.
Plant the deaders and then go back to work. Thank you for the crisis. Afghaistan really needs this. |