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| Afghanistan |
| Violence Spreads to the Afghan North: MoD |
| 2009-10-02 |
| [Quqnoos] Dozens of foreign insurgents have recently been stationed in the relatively stable north-western Afghan region, Defence Ministry says. A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Defence, Gen Zahir Azimi, said most of the foreign insurgents are central Asian countries nationals. "We [the Afghan government] and the international community are concerned of a growing insurgency in the north and north-western regions," Gen Azimi told a news conference on Wednesday. The Taliban are trying to 'expand their domination' from the restive southern Afghanistan to the north and the western parts of the country, Azimi further warned. Taliban militants are reportedly present at large groups in the northern provinces of Kunduz and Baghlan, where they have recently carried out multiple attacks against Afghan and international forces. The widespread violence in the Afghan north has provoked 'serious concerns' both for Afghan government and the people as NATO and US troops have shifted their supplying route to the north through the Middle East. Taliban militants across the Afghan border in Pakistani have set dozens of US and NATO supplying trucks on fire over the past two years, forcing the international troops to seek an alternative supplying line. |
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