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Taliban’s IED planter, terrorist attacks organizer arrested in Nangarhar
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A Taliban group member who was involved in planting Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was incarceratedDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! during a military operation of the Afghan intelligence operatives in 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.. The National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) said Fazullah was actively involved in planting IEDs and organizing terrorist attacks in Kot district. A statement by NDS said Fazlullah was arrested during an operation and several explosives and weapons were confiscated from him during the raid. According to the NDS, the weapons and explosives seized from Fazlullah included a pistol, a rifle, IED remote control, 2 grenade fuses and some other explosives used for making of IEDs. The Taliban forces of Evil and snuffies belonging to the other holy warrior groups are frequently using Improvised Explosive Device (IED) as the weapon of their choice to target the security forces. The IEDs are the main contributors to the casualties of the Afghan cops but are also considered as a key factor in growing civilian casualties. At least 600 non-combatants were killed and 1,343 others were maimed in the first quarter of 2016, the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its latest report. UNAMA further added that consistent with 2015 trends, ground engagements caused the highest number of total civilian casualties, followed by improvised bombs (IEDs), complex and suicide kabooms, as well as assassinations. At least 11 civilians including women and kiddies belonging to a same family were killed in the latest IED attack in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-22 |
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