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| Nangarhar Residents Consider Taking Up Arms To Fight Insurgents |
| 2015-09-20 |
| [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 said Friday they are determined to launch an uprising against Death Eaters and stand by and fight with the Afghan forces in order to oust the Taliban and Daesh. According to Hajji Ghalib, district governor for Achin in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the ongoing insurgency and impact it has on the locals' lives is taking a toll on the people. Ghalib said the people are tired of attacks and the oppression imposed on them by the Taliban and Daesh. He said they want to take up arms and fight both turban groups together with the Afghan forces. "People are gathered here to reaffirm their support to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), we are ready to collectively fight the group until their activities come to an end," he said. Residents of Nangarhar blamed the central government for not taking effective steps to confront Daesh and Taliban with more force. According to the residents, Daesh and Taliban have committed major crimes against the people in the area, adding that turban groups so far have killed dozens of civilians and set fire to their homes. A youngster who recently lost his father as a result of Daesh said: "My father was innocent and they (Daesh) killed him." "They are totally inhumane. Daesh burnt down our homes," a resident in Achin said on condition of anonymity. The resident said: "Government has done nothing for us." "Five to ten families live in a single house, at least government must establish a camp for us," the resident said. "We call upon the international community to hear our plight and do something for us," the resident said. This comes hours after a drone attack by U.S forces left at least five Daesh holy warriors dead including one of their commanders. In a new development, the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) on Friday said it had placed in durance vile Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! at least ten holy warriors in Nangarhar including two Daesh fighters. Daesh is known for its brutality and its oppression of women and girls in particular. According to some credible reports, Daesh has killed 600 innocent Afghan civilians in less than four months in Afghanistan's eastern regions. Currently an estimated 127 religious scholars and tribal elders are being held in so-called Daesh prisons in the province. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 This as opposed to just shooting at the neighbors. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-09-20 10:51 |