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| Nangarhar Residents Worry About Growing Daesh Threat |
| 2015-09-07 |
| [Tolo News] Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. residents from the Pachir Agam district on Sunday voiced their concerns over what they claim is the growing number of Daesh members in their area. Speaking to TOLOnews, residents said at least 13 civilians have been killed and 14 maimed in a recent attack by Daesh in the district. Tribal elders also said that at least 23 residents from Pachir Agam have been taken hostage by the group. Hassan Jan, a tribal elder in Pachir Agam, who recently sustained injuries in an attack by Daesh, told TOLOnews that he was maimed some days ago. He said at least 13 others were maimed and another 13 were killed. "Daesh is trying to capture the district therefore it has started attacks in parts of it over the past month," said Hassan Jan. He said the Lion of Islam group had taken 25 residents hostage, of which 23 of them are still in their custody. Nangarhar provincial council also raised concerns over the issue and confirmed the recent attack and killings by Daesh in the area. "Daesh is oppressing residents of this province and it is an unacceptable act. We want the government to take steps in this regard," deputy of Nangarhar provincial council, Nasir Kamawal told TOLOnews. Another member of the council, Zabihullah Zmarai, said: "Daesh has done lots of cruel things over the past four months in Nangarhar; it has beheaded people, it has placed explosives on people's bodies and has torched houses." Concerns have continued to rise in the past few months after Daesh first emerged in the Achin, Kot, Haska Mina and Pachir Agam districts in Nangarhar. They have also reportedly clashed on numerous occasions with the Taliban in the province. |
| Posted by:Fred |