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90% Insurgents Havens in
[Tolo News] More than 90 percent of Islamic exemplars' sanctuaries in northern Afghanistan have been rooted out, senior police officials in the north said on Monday.Military officials said more operations will be launched in the region target Islamic exemplars' hideouts. Gen. Dawood, Police Commander of 303 Pamir zone in Kunduz, said the operations are aimed at ensuring security and preparing the ground for construction of ring roads, which is expected to begin very soon. At a conference participated by top Afghan and US military commanders, senior military officials remarked that however bully boyz are still active in some parts in the north, most of their footholds have been destroyed. "Insurgents' sanctuaries have been destroyed 90 percent in northern Kunduz province, 95 percent in Balkh province and 98 percent in Takhar province," Gen.Dawood told a news conference. Increasingly growing insurgency in once peaceful north had previously caused widespread concerns. In a bid to curb Taliban influence, which was growing very fast in some provinces in particular Kunduz, military officials have focused operations in the north this year. Posted by: Fred 2011-01-18 |
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