...Arabic for students...
since the arrival of the Taliban on Sunday.
Abdul Wali Wahidzai, the former governor of Laghman
...Afghan province with a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for
Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men...
, and Lotfullah Kamram, the former police chief of the province, surrendered to the Taliban five days ago but they are still in Taliban custody, relatives said.
"The Taliban released all government officials, but Lotfullah Kamran was not released," said Abdul Ghani, a relative of Kamran.
Mohammad Hashem Ghalji, the former police chief of PD1 of Ghazni, is also missing.
"Release my father, because you have announced a general amnesty," said Mohammad Hashem Ghalji, son of Ghalji.
Afghan people have also urged the Taliban to deliver on their promises.
"The government released prisoners of Pul-e-Charkhi prison who were all members of the Taliban, but the Taliban has not released some prisoners," said Sadaqat, a resident in Kabul.
A Taliban front man said they had pardoned anyone who had worked in the military or civilian sector with the previous government.
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[NYP] Disturbing footage has emerged of an Afghan police chief being executed by the Taliban — after he surrendered to the militants, according to reports.
Former BBC journalist Nasrin Nawa posted the gruesome video which appears to show Haji Mullah Achakzai, head of the police in Badghis province near Herat.
The man is seen in the clip blindfolded and kneeling before several bullets ring out and his lifeless body flops onto the ground.