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| Afghanistan |
| Police Chief investigated over Taliban Spy Boss |
| 2016-06-23 |
| Video report at the link Khalil Andarabi, the Wardak Police chief, is being officially investigated over the transfer of the Taliban's designated spy chief in Baghlan Qari Zahir in a police vehicle earlier this week. Government sources have said that President Ghani has appointed a task team to investigate Andarabi. The team will report its findings directly to the President. No official comment on the matter has been made by the government. Qari Zahir was recently wounded in military action by security forces in the province. He was caught on Sunday when he wanted to travel in a Khalil Andarabi, Wardak police vehicle to the country's capital and then on to Pakistan. Some of the police chief's relatives were also in the vehicle. A source said Andarabi is in Kabul for the investigation and has already been questioned several times. While neither the Presidential Palace nor the Ministry of Interior want to talk about the matter, analysts have strong views of the issue. "The presence of opposition members inside the state apparatus will break the government's back. In fact, it means that the opposition has captured the house from inside the house," said Attiqullah Amarkhail, a military analyst. "The issue must be investigated carefully and the outcome shared with the media and people," said Mirza Mohammad Yarmand another analyst. The transfer of insurgents in the north of the country, using government vehicles, has raised many question over a long time. |
| Posted by:badanov |