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| Chechen, Tajik rebels lead Warduj clashes: Official |
| 2015-07-02 |
| [Tolo News] Security officials in Badakhshan said Wednesday that one of the main goals of hard boyz in the area is to bring about the collapse of Warduj district in the northeastern province. In addition, the insurgency is being led by mostly Tajik and Chechen rebels, officials said. Afghan National Army (ANA) operational commander Hamid Saifi has confirmed the existence of imported muscle in Warduj, and said their main aim is to take control of the district. "We will fight and defend the country until the last drop of our blood and we will not let the enemy achieve their nefarious ends," he said. Another ANA commander Mohammad Salem said despite hard boyz bent on taking control of the district, this will not happen. "The enemies of Afghanistan have faced heavy damages and their decision to take control of Warduj has failed," he said. An Afghan bully boy, who comes from Badakhshan, and now in the custody of the Afghan cops, said there are many imported muscle among them fighting the Afghan forces. "They deceived me. They prevented me from going home for the past year. They told me that I am part of the Taliban and I should stay with them. They deceived me," the bully boy told TOLOnews. Badakhshan has made headlines recently due to ongoing turmoil and festivities between Afghan cops and bully boys. MPs recently voiced their concerns over the issue with one, Neelofar Ibrahimi, pointing out the complexity of the geopolitical interests behind the turmoil in the province. "The war in Badakhshan is a regional and intelligence war, and negligence regarding the issue could be harmful to the whole country," he said. "Foreign intelligence are working on how to infiltrate Central Asian countries via Badakhshan." Other politicians and local officials from Badakhshan have also warned in recent weeks about the gravity of the situation in their province, which they say is a clear sign of shift in strategy by hard boyz in so far as they have opened up a new front in northern Afghanistan. Over the past month, dozens of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed and hundreds maimed in Badakhshan. In addition to foreign intelligence operations, an influx of Taliban and foreign Lion of Islams, Badakhshan also faces a major issue in armed illegal mining mafias, according to Badakshan University Rector Khusro Nazari. "We shouldn't fear anyone and need to talk frankly about all aspects of the instability," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |