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Fleeing tribesmen consider Afghanistan safer
[DAWN] Over 6,000 people from Ahmadzai Wazir and other clans have taken refuge in Afghanistan's Khost province... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... in the aftermath of the recent targeted military action, suggesting the North  Wazoo rustics consider the neighbouring country safer than their own."Keeping in view the long stay and plight of thousands of internally displaced persons of Fata in and off relief camps, I have made my mind to take my family to Afghanistan instead of keeping them in grimy tents in the adjacent Bannu district," said a tribal elder from Miranshah ... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas... . Several families have already crossed over to Afghanistan due to uncertainty. Posted by: Fred 2014-06-14 |
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