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| 70,000 Afghan refugees asked to leave Bajaur in three days |
| 2008-10-04 |
| The local administration has ordered Afghan refugees in Bajaur Agency to leave the area within three days. There are an estimated 70,000 Afghan refugees in the agency. Authorities believe that elements among refugee population are supporting the Taliban. Taliban killed: Also, troops backed by artillery killed 25 Taliban in the latest clashes in the agency, officials told AFP on Thursday. Gun battles erupted overnight and continued until late on Thursday after militants attacked security checkposts in four villages in the restive region, a security official said. Support for forces: Bajaur Agency's Mamoond tribe formed a tribal lashker on Friday to support security forces against the Taliban. Hundreds of tribesmen attended a jirga in the Khar Civil Colony, organised by tribal elders and announced their support of the security forces in their bid to expel the Taliban from the area. Meanwhile, a Peroz Khel tribal lashker arrested at least 18 Taliban, including four suspected would-be suicide bombers, and seized two explosive-laden vehicles and four suicide jackets in Orakzai Agency on Thursday, APP reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The local administration has ordered Afghan refugees in Bajaur Agency to leave the area within three days. There are an estimated 70,000 Afghan refugees in the agency I'll expect all progressive humanity to rise in outrage. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-10-04 06:02 |