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Taliban-Daesh Clashes Displace Over 13,000 Families In Nangarhar
[ToloNews] Up to 13,300 families have been displaced due to heavy festivities between the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...and ISIS turbans in two main districts of Nangarhar The 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.. over the past 45 days, provincial officials confirmed on Tuesday. The festivities have occurred in Khogyani and Shinwari districts in Nangarhar, local officials said. The displaced families are living in Sheikh Mesri township in Sorkhrod district in the province. "At least 13,00 families have been displaced due to festivities in Shirzad and Khogyani districts in the past one and a half months and have been settled on the outskirts of Jalalabad city," said Najibullah Qayumi, head of the provincial Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation. Members of a number of displaced families said they are living in a bad condition. Etabar Khan, member of a displaced family, said they left their home a month ago after festivities erupted between Taliban and ISIS turbans. "We left everything there (in Khogyani district) and we are in a bad situation right now," said Khan. The displaced families called on relevant organizations to provide them assistance. "We left our home due to festivities and now three families are living in one room," said Mazhar, a resident of Khogyani who has been displaced. "ISIS said they will kill us if we don’t leave our houses. Most of the ISIS fighters were from Pakistain and Wazoo and from Kandahar," said Nasib, a Nangarhar resident. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-12 |
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