SANA
Three people were killed and two women injured in fresh clashes between two commanders in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Khost. The clashes broke out between forces loyal to Commander Khyal Baz and Commander Mustafa in Khost city in the afternoon. Radio Tehran claimed that Khost Governor Hakim Tenewal removed Commander Mustafa, who is currently in Kabul. The situation in the province was tense after the incident. Mustafa has time and again criticised the ‘arrogance’ of the US forces towards the provincial authorities, and alleged that they harassed the Afghans.
Taniwal and Mustafa were allied in getting rid of Zadran, and now that he's gone both want to be in charge. Taniwal's the one who's got the job on paper, and the one with the support from Kabul. Mustafa's got guns and mullahs. |