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Afghan Special Forces Accused of Mistreating Villagers in Ghazni
[ToloNews] Residents of Arezo, a village in the southern Afghan province of Ghazni, have accused members of the Afghan Special Forces...established in 2007 with the intent of taking one conventional infantry kandak (battalion) from each of the regional ANA corps, giving them special training and equipment, and reorganizing based on the U.S. Army Rangers. Each battalion is assigned to one of the six regional corps. The commandos comprise 7% of the Afghan National Security Forces but conduct 70% to 80% of the fighting... of extralegal arrests, insults and beating. The residents on Thursday gathered in the lovely provincial capital Ghazni city to protest their treatment by the Special Forces. Footage released by a private TV station in Ghazni shows around 100 people from Arezo, a village on the outskirts of Ghazni city gathered in front of the office of the governor where they raised concerns their mistreatment. "They entered our house at 3:00am, they broke the door, they took our people and tied their hands and took them with them," said a resident of Arezo village of Ghazni. "They asked us to walk, but we said there is a mine there, then they (forces) ordered us to walk on the mine, they were also using bad words against our mothers and sisters," said Saeedullah, a resident in Arezo village. "We have no trust in this government, we don’t have trust in the Taliban  ...Arabic for students... , both of them destroyed us," said a resident in Arezo village. Arezo village is located on the Ghazni-Paktika ...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo... border. The area has been under Taliban threat for years. "Most of the armed opponents fight against the government security forces using the people’s homes and then the security forces are compelled to attack those areas under attack or enter there," said Wahidullah Jumazada, a front man for the Ghazni governor. Related: Ghazni: 2020-06-17 Key Taliban Red Unit group member killed in Wardak clash Ghazni: 2020-06-09 'Taliban' Kill 4 Members of Family in Wardak: Officials Ghazni: 2020-05-28 Afghan Nation Calls for Continued Ceasefire, Violence Down 80 Percent Related: Afghan Special Forces: 2020-05-20 Taliban Attack Kunduz City, Clash With Security Forces Afghan Special Forces: 2020-05-08 ISIS-Haqqani Network militants’ children remained intact during Kabul raid: ONSC Afghan Special Forces: 2020-05-06 16 killed as airstrike targets gathering convened by Red Unit commander of Taliban Posted by: trailing wife 2020-06-22 |
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