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Taliban gunmen storm Afghan MP's house, casualties feared
[Al Ahram] Taliban gunnies stormed the residence of an Afghan politician in the capital Kabul...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... on Wednesday, with casualties feared in the ongoing shootout that follows a recent lull in violence. It was not immediately clear if Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... MP Mir Wali was in the compound when the attack began on Wednesday evening, but local media reported some members of his family may have been killed or taken hostage, citing security officials at the scene. The Taliban in a statement said their jacket wallahs raided the house to disrupt an "important gathering of security officials". Sporadic gunfire and kabooms were heard from the house as Afghan forces cordoned off the property after launching a clearance operation. Security officials were tight-lipped about the attack, which underscores the worsening security situation in Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-22 |
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