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20 militants belonging to Taliban’s Quetta Council arrested in Kandahar
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least two turbans belonging to Taliban...the Pashtun equiovalent of men... ’s Quetta Council were tossed in the clink Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! during an operation in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS), said the turbans were operating in four different groups directly under the command of Quetta Council. A statement by NDS said the turbans were appointed to carry out a series of attacks in Kandahar city. The detained turbans have confessed that they were tasked with the murders, attack on civilian and military convoys belonging to the government, roadside kaboomings and other insurgency related activities, the statement added. The anti-governemnt armed Death Eater groups have not commented regarding the report so far. Kandahar is among the relatively calm provinces where the security situation had improved during the recent years but the anti-government armed Death Eater groups have increased their insurgency activities in some of its districts during the recent months. This comes as a group of six turbans involved in major terrorist attacks were arrested by the provincial intelligence directorate operatives in Kandahar earlier this month. According to the local officials, the group was planning and coordinating attacks on military bases, security check posts and logistics convoys and was also involved in the liquidation of the Posted by: Fred 2017-04-28 |
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