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| Afghan police officer kills his four comrades in Farah province, Talibs kaboom another girls’ school |
| 2019-04-17 |
| [KhaamaPress] An officer of the Afghan National Police has killed his four comrades in western Farah province of Afghanistan, the local officials said Tuesday. Provincial police front man Mohibullah Mohib confirmed that the incident took place on Monday in the scenic provincial capital of Farah province. Mohib further added that the police joined Talibs after opening fire on his comrades. The officer whose identity has not been disclosed had joined police nearly a year ago and investigations are underway from the individuals who had given guarantees before join police, the local officials said. Farah is among the relatively volatile provinces in West of Afghanistan where Talibs are active in some of its remote districts and often carry out attacks against the government and security institutions. Girls’ School ‘Destroyed’ In Farah [ToloNews] A girls’ school was destroyed in an attack by unknown gunnies in Farah province in the west of Afghanistan on Monday night, local officials confirmed. Another school in the province was destroyed on Sunday night. The schools were destroyed by use of explosives, the head of Education Department Mohammad Azimi said. This comes after another girl’s school named Benafsha Girls High School was burned down by unknown gunnies on Sunday night in Tosak village on the outskirt of the city. Farah education department head Mohammad Azimi said the unknown gunnies entered Nawdeh Girl’s High School on Monday night and replaced explosives devices inside the building and then went kaboom!the devices. According to Azimi, the school building completely has been destroyed and all the facilities and books have been burned. At least 2,000 girls were enrolled in the two schools, Azimi said. While no group has grabbed credit, but Farah provincial council says that before this Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... repeatedly had warned that they will set on fire the schools. Taliban, however, has not grabbed credit for the incident. Statistics by the Ministry of Education show that 3.5 million children are deprived of education and at least 900 schools have remained closed across the country. |
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