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Afghanistan hands over dead bodies, arrested soldier to Pakistan
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan authorities handed over the dead bodies of ten soldiers of the Frontier Corps...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and a..the Antwerp-based Salafist organization that had campaigned to introduce Sharia law to Belgium before single-handedly making Belgium the highest per capita supplier of jihadis to Syria in Europe. There was a big trial in Antwerp in 2015, but most of those convicted were in absentia...nti-smuggling operations.... of Pakistain along with another soldier who was placed in durance vile Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! during the festivities with the Afghan forces public uprising forces in Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... The authorities in Pakistain have confirmed that the dead bodies and detained soldier were transferred to Pakistain after a meeting between the two sides. A local official in  Kurram Agency...home of an intricately interconnected web of poverty, ignorance, and religious fanaticism, where the laws of cause and effect are assumed to be suspended, conveniently located adjacent to Tora Bora... Sajid Hussain Turi said confirmed that five Frontier Corps soldiers were killed and twelve others were maimed during the festivities. This comes as the Ministry of Defense front man Gen. Mohammad Radmanish told news hounds on Monday that the clash in Zazai Maidan district hast left at least 14 FC personnel dead and 17 others maimed. He did not disclose further information in this regard but this comes as the Pak military officials are saying that two Frontier Corps soldiers were killed and five others were maimed after coming under from the Afghan side of the Durand Line. "FC KP troops fired upon from Afghanistan side in Kurram agency. Troops were carrying out routine surveillance along Pak Afghan border for plugging of gaps and making necessary preparations for starting fencing in that area," the Pak military said in a statement. The statement further added that "2 FC soldiers martyred and 5 injured. Pak troops are exercising maximum restraint so as to avoid any Afghan civilian casualties. Military engagement is underway to defuse situation." However, a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all... the Afghan officials are claiming that the clash broke out after Pak troops attempted to intrude into the Afghan soil. Posted by: Fred 2018-04-18 |
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