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Hundreds of families displaced as clashes intensify between Taliban, ISIS in the East
[KhaamaPress] The local officials in eastern NangarharThe 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.. and Kunar province ... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... s have confirmed that hundreds of families have been displaced as festivities intensified between Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... and ISIS Death Eaters in the two provinces. Obviously it's Uncle Sam's fault. "Why are we there?" Ataullah Khogyani, front man for the governor of Nangarhar has confirmed that festivities intensified between Taliban and ISIS Death Eaters in Khogyani and Shirzad district in the past two days, leaving several Death Eaters dead. He also confirmed that the ISIS Death Eaters have kidnapped several Talibs besides inflicting casualties on them. According to Khogyani, at least 300 families have been displaced due to the festivities and efforts are underway to provide first aid to them. In the meantime, officials in Kunar province have confirmed that similar festivities have taken place between Taliban and ISIS Death Eaters in Chapa Dara district, forcing hundreds of families to leave their houses. Abdul Satar Mirzakwal, the governor of Kunar province has confirmed to RFE’s Afghanistan service that 3000 families have been displaced due to the festivities which still continue between the two sides in Chapa Dara district. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-26 |
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