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| Insurgents Threaten Key Kabul-Jalalabad Highway |
| 2015-11-28 |
| Members of Laghman provincial council on Friday reported that security threats have drastically increased along the key Kabul-Jalalabad highway in recent weeks, putting the lives of travelers at great risk. Meanwhile, residents in Laghman province have said that unknown armed men apparently affiliated with insurgent groups frequently appear on the highway and sometimes open fire on vehicles, an issue which has created major concern among regular commuters. As concerns over the volatility of the Kabul-Jalalabad highway grow, Laghman governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi on Friday said that the provincial government has been in contact with the central government in Kabul in an effort to push security institutions to come up with concrete measures to secure the road. "Certain profiteers and armed opponents inflict harm on the people. We raised the issue with the leaderships of ministry of defense and interior. They have taken a number of steps in this regard. We will continue our engagements with them until security is restored completely," he said. Insurgents frequently appear in Tangi, Mashala Kamar and Aziz Khan Kasai areas where they also search passengers and create problems for them, Laghman provincial council said. Amid the growing security threats, passengers have called on the security institutions to take measures and ensure security of the highway. "Gun shots are heard here on a daily basis. They [insurgents] do not care whether they are firing on security personnel or ordinary people," one motorist who uses the Kabul-Jalalabad highway Bashir Ahmad said. "Looters exist in Surkhakan area near the square and also in Kasai," said another driver Bahar. "Shootings on Kabul-Jalalabad and Laghman highway occur on a daily basis. Firings and attacks by armed groups on security check points have increased and this is very unfortunate," said a member of Laghman provincial council Zahir Hussainkhail. "It is not only Laghman that has to deal with security threats where insurgents create issues for the people but the entire country is at war. We are trying to improve security in joint cooperation with the people," another member of the provincial council Abdul Rahimzai said. Video report at the link |
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