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..
province on Wednesday.
Nangarhar governor Shah Mahmood Miakhel said that these women and kiddies, along with hundreds of ISIS fighters, had surrendered to security forces in Nangarhar in recent months.
"Nearly 50 women and 80 children, after being identified by their relatives‐and, of course, after the women confirm--will be handed over to their relatives," said Miakhel, governor.
"These women are the Pashtun’s dignity. They are not criminals and the Afghan people should not consider them criminals," said Malik Osman, a tribal elder across the Durand Line.
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some rustics accused the Pak military intelligence service of supporting terror groups in Afghanistan.
Pakistain has denied the allegation.
"The savage Pak military‐ISI-- has wreaked havoc on us, and now they have started here (Afghanistan). Let's stop these evil people together," said Malik Saboori Afridi, a tribal elder across the Durand Line.
"We are very pleased with you (Afghan government). These people (ISIS fighters) have committed more crimes in our country than they ever did in your country," said Asmatullah Orakzai, a tribal elder from across the Durand Line.
Local government officials in Nangarhar said the defeat of ISIS in the province late last year resulted in one thousand and one hundred ISIS fighters, many of them Paks, surrendering to security forces with their children and spouses.
Last year in November 2019 President Ghani, visiting Nangarhar province, said the "elimination "of ISIS in the province is a major achievement for Afghanistan, the region and the world.
In recent years, Nangarhar has been named a key ISIS base in Afghanistan.
During his visit to Nangarhar province President Ghani also considered what to do with the ISIS members and their families who have surrendered.
"My request, Mr. Governor, is to speak to the elders as soon as possible in order to deal in an Afghan and Islamic way with the women and kiddies of ISIS fighters and to prepare a plan to transfer them to the other tribes-- of
Wazoo or Khyber Agency
... the place to go if you've got an Indiana Jones hat and whip. Chock full of high adventure and treacherous Pathans. You should really train up to it, though.... I don't want to hand them over to Pakistain," Ghani said.