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Concerns Over Enemy Influence into Afghan Army
[Tolo News] Following Afghan defence ministry raid this week concerns have been increased about infiltration of anti-government agents into Afghan army.While stressing on the need to bolster intelligence capacities of the ministry, experts said positions should be filled by qualified personnel. Recent attacks targeting military institutions from inside, which are believed to have been carried out by gunnies sleeping cells, have brought the potential of defence ministry under question. But Defence Ministry Spokesperson Gen. Zaher Azimi said such sorts of incidents are usual in most countries. "We accept that the man was within us," Gen. Zaher Azimi said. Atiqullah Amarkhil, Afghan military expert, said: "The army is comprised of people employed by some specific figures and factions. This is not clear whether they are more loyal to their nation or to their assigners." Defence ministry attack claimed two lives and maimed seven other personnel. On Wednesday the ministry accepted that it fell short to prevent the attack. Prior to the attack the ministry said it is working on an initiative to block bad boys' infiltration into the Afghan army. Attacks targeting security officials and government buildings are believed to be a new tactic of turban-led violence in the country. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-22 |
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