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Taliban attack foiled near Vice President Dostum’s compound in Faryab
 [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan cops targeted a group of Talibs in Ghormach district of Faryab as they were planning to launch an attack near the compound of Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban. The story that he had a bad guy run over with a tank is an exaggeration. It was an armored personnel carrier... . The Office of the First Vice President in a statement said the operation was conducted late on Saturday night. The statement further added that the Taliban gunnies were forced to leave the area after the operation was launched and the group’s forces of Evil have suffered casualties in the shootout. No further details were given regarding the exact number of Taliban casualties but the Office of the First Vice President said numerous documents including identity cards and Pak passports as well as job descriptions were confiscated from the area. This comes as Talibs ambushed Vice President Dostum as he was accompanying a convoy of the security forces on the way to Ghormach district that fell to Taliban control last week. Initial reports indicated the First Vice President sustained a minor injury in the attack as it was confirmed by CEO Abdullah but the office of the Chief Executive released a statement late on Monday and said Gen. Dostum did not suffer any injury, emphasizing that CEO Abdullah made the remarks during the Ministers’ Council meeting based on inappropriate and initial reports. This is not the first time Gen. Dostum has came under attack by Talibs or has escaped liquidation plot by the group. Gen. Dostum first joined the Afghan cops in the frontline in northern Faryab province earlier in the month of August last year where he survived at least two liquidation plots by the anti-government armed bad boy groups while he was leading counter-terrorism operations. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-25 |
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