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Despite years of bribes, Taliban destroys telecom towers following occupancy of a district in northern Jawzjan province
[KhaamaPress] Taliban ...Arabic for students... has destroyed three telecom towers in Darzab district of northern Jawzjan province, officials said. Talibs took over Darzab, a district in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, they put on fire and destroyed three telecom towers following the occupancy of the area, Maroof Azar, a spokesperson to Jawzjan governor told media. The telecom towers destroyed by Taliban belong to three private telecommunication firms including Roshan, MTN and Etisalat, Azar said. According to Azar, the residence of Darsab and Ghos Tapa districts of Jawzjan province have lost mobile connections as a result of this incident. "Taliban were going to destroy a ’public hospital’ in Darzab too, which was avoided due to the mediation of elders of Darzab.", Maroof Azar said. Taliban took over the full control of Darzab district on Tuesday, the ANSDF drew back peacefully on the demand of Darzab districts who were tired of fighting between the two parties in the last 90 days.
you can observe a lot just by watching... Afghanistan Ministry of Defense (MOD) had said in a statement that Afghan forces have changed their base from ’Antan Hill’ to another location due to cold weather condition. This comes as another report earlier suggested that MTN, a privately registered telecom service provider in Afghanistan and part of the Global MTN, the largest South African Telecom firm has been accused of bribing Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist groups in Afghanistan for safeguarding their ’transmission towers’. The allegation is under review of a federal court in the United States. MTN says it is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to bully boy Islamist groups in Afghanistan. "It remains of the view that it conducts its business in a "responsible and compliant manner in all its territories". MTN has said. MTN has bribed Taliban to safeguard their ‘transmission towers’ in Afghanistan [KhaamaPress] MTN Afghanistan, a child company to the global MTN, the largest telecommunication firm in South Africa has bribed Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... , to safeguard their ’transmission towers’ in Afghanistan, BBC reported. Serious complaints have been filed against MTN for bribing Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorist groups in Afghanistan. The allegations, made in a legal complaint filed in a US federal court on Friday, said the firm violated US anti-terrorism laws. It was filed on behalf of families of US citizens killed in attacks in Afghanistan. Five other companies were also named in the filing. The complaint alleges MTN paid bribes to al-Qaeda and the Taliban to avoid having to invest in in expensive security for their transmission towers. The alleged payments helped finance a Taliban-led insurgency that led to the attacks in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2017, the accusations say. It is alleged that the money helped to provide "material support to known terrorist organizations," thus violating the anti-terrorism legislation. MTN says it is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to holy warrior Islamist groups in Afghanistan. "It remains of the view that it conducts its business in a "responsible and compliant manner in all its territories". MTN has said. MTN is Africa’s largest mobile operator and the eighth largest in the world, with more than 240 million subscribers. Related: Darzab district: 2020-01-01 Taliban takes over Darzab district of northern Jawzjan province Darzab district: 2019-11-23 Afghan forces clash with Taliban militants in two districts of Jawzjan Darzab district: 2019-10-04 Taliban Has Lost Command And Control Of War: Interior Minister Andarabi Related: Jawzjan: 2020-01-01 Taliban takes over Darzab district of northern Jawzjan province Jawzjan: 2019-12-31 14 Security Force Troops Killed In Jawzjan Jawzjan: 2019-12-25 15 Afghan soldiers killed in a Taliban ambush in Northern Balkh province Related: Roshan: 2019-07-23 Telecom Companies In Balkh Shut Down Services At Nights Roshan: 2019-05-31 HIV positive woman killed by husband near Ratodero Roshan: 2019-04-22 ISIS claims deadly attack on Afghan ministry Related: Etisalat: 2019-07-23 Telecom Companies In Balkh Shut Down Services At Nights Etisalat: 2018-05-11 Kabul Attacks Death Toll Rises To Seven Etisalat: 2015-07-29 Egypt, UAE partnership will continue to flourish: Sultan Al-Jaber Posted by: trailing wife 2020-01-03 |
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