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Civilian Dies in Kunar Rocket Attack
[Tolo News] At least one civilian was killed in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... as about 20 rockets were fired into its Khas Kunar district on Saturday, local officials said. Kunar provincial governor Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi blamed the Pak military for launching the attack from across the border and called on the Afghan government to resolve the ongoing attacks. "We reported to the government about these rocket attacks which are being launched from that side of the border. Our investigations show that rockets were fired by Pak military," Wahidi said. "We are in negotiations with tribal elders, but we ask the government to solve this through diplomatic ways." Residents of eastern Kunar province believe that Pakistain is trying to foment insecurity in the country. Parliamentary members from the neighboring province of Nangarhar 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.. joined the cause Kunar residents, saying that according to Afghanistan's long term strategic agreement with the US and other western countries, it was their duty to help defend Afghanistan against outsiders' attacks. "We have agreements with the US and other countries. One of the articles mentioned in these agreements is that if Afghanistan comes under attack from any other nation, they will defend Afghanistan," Zabiullah Zmarai, Nangarhar MP, told TOLOnews on Saturday. "Unfortunately, the Afghan government has not done much to stop these attacks. The government should summon Pakistain's ambassador and ask him questions in this regard." Last month at least 20 families fled their homes in Kunar after one civilian was killed in a hail of rockets on the Dangam district. Posted by: Fred 2012-06-10 |
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