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Afghan border forces kill two simple but well-armed Pak shepherds
[DAWN] Afghan cops killed two Pak nationals who had mistakenly entered into Afghanistan near Badini area on Monday morning, a Levies official said.A Levies official who requested not to be named, since he was not authorised to speak to media, told Dawn that two shepherds had mistakenly slipped into Afghanistan from Badini. He said the Afghan cops deployed at the border opened unprovoked gunfire without any warning killing the two shepherds on the spot. The victims belonged to Badini area of Killa Saifullah district. "I have ordered inquiry into the incident", Home Secretary Balochistan  ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... , Syed Asad Gilani told Dawn. He said a team of senior officers was also dispatched to the area to probe the incident. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... levies officials stated that the two shepherds were in pursuit of their camels and other livestock when they mistakenly slipped into Afghan territory. A levies officer, who was negotiating the return of the dead bodies, told Dawn that "Afghan forces claim, the victims were Taliban bad boys". The dead bodies of the victims were brought to Badini after negotiations with Afghan authorities. Posted by: Fred 2014-04-15 |
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