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Gunmen Affiliated To Nangarhar MP Behead 4 Daesh Fighters
 [Tolo News] Gunmen affiliated to Zahir Qadir, the first deputy speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament), reportedly killed nine Daesh [Islamic State] fighters and allegedly beheaded four of them in Achin district in NangarharThe 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.. on Saturday. After beheading the Daesh [Islamic State] fighters the gunnies reportedly placed their decapitated heads on piles of rocks on a busy road for motorists to see, TOLOnews news hound Ziar Khan reported. He said alleged Daesh [Islamic State] fighters raised their flag in Deh Sarak village in Achin on Saturday and took five gunnies affiliated to Zahir Qadir hostage before beheading them. The two groups reportedly clashed with each other from 9am to 12am on Saturday. In a bid to reportedly take Dire Revenge for the killing of their colleagues, Ziar reported the gunnies affiliated to Qadir started clashing with Daesh [Islamic State] fighters at around 12pm on Saturday night which resulted in the death of nine Daesh [Islamic State] fighters. The gunnies who recently took up arms to fight Daesh [Islamic State] bully boyz in the area said they did this to avenge the killing by the Lions of Islam of four of their own members. "We came here and attacked them ... our members were martyred," said one of the gunnies. Another gunman said: "They took our colleagues and beheaded them and we attacked them and beheaded them [Daesh [Islamic State] fighters]." Meanwhile, ...back at the laboratory the smoke and fumes had dispersed, to reveal an ominous sight... Haji Ghalib, district chief for Achin, criticized the move and said it was the job of the courts to punish the alleged Daesh [Islamic State] fighters. "If they were criminals then they had to be punished by judicial organizations but they punished them like a kangaroo court. This should not have happened," the district chief said. Qadir meanwhile hailed the move by the gunnies and said this act was done by members of a public uprising. "Government is not aware of a public uprising. The conflict started at 9am and ended at around 12am [Saturday]," he asked. But a number of senators in the Meshrano Jirga have criticized the incident. "It was better if they were jugged Please don't kill me! . It is good to fight against them," said Senator Jawed Rauf. "Those anti-government elements that are arrested by government or security forces should be sent to judicial organizations and they should decide about their fate," Abdul Rauf Nahzat, anther senator said. The Interior Ministry and Independent Human Rights Commission meanwhile would not comment on the incident. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-28 |
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