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Herat: Taliban kidnap 11 Pashdan Dam workers, 70 trucks looted during Iran border fire Sunday
11 Pashdan Dam Workers Abducted by Taliban in Herat[ToloNews] At least 11 workers at the Pashdan Dam in Karokh district of Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... were kidnapped by the Taliban  ...Arabic for students... on Sunday, said Wakil Ahmad Karokhi, a provincial council member. The workers were kidnapped in Karokh while they were busy at work, Karokhi said, adding that "four were released but seven remain in Taliban custody." Waheed Qatali, provincial governor, has confirmed the workers' abduction but did not provide details. The Taliban has not yet commented on the abduction. The dam is located in Karokh, 25 kilometers northwest of Herat city. The dam has the capacity of 45 million cubic meters of water, generates two megawatts of power, and has the capacity to irrigate 13,000 hectares of land, officials said. The project is worth $117 million, according to officials. 70 Trucks ‘looted’ during port’s firestorm: Herat [KhaamaPress] Governor of Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... Wahid Qatali said Monday, that 70 trucks loaded with commercial goods and products were looted during the devastating fire that broke out in Islam Qala port. Qatali indicated that Afghan commandos found 8 empty trucks in areas around the custom facility, and he added that 2,400 vehicles were saved from the blaze of fire heat, and of these vehicles, 1,500 were driven across the border to Iran  ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan.The abbreviation IRGCis the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either Duceor Führeror maybe both. They hate for safekeeping. Herat’s governor said the fire broke at a time when a leaking gas tanker blasted spreading fire everywhere. Media outlets reported that traders have told them that more than 500 vehicles full of products and fuel were completely destroyed in the firestorm and have resulted in more than a hundred million dollars in losses. The massive blaze of fires burned everything on its way for over 24 hours, following the gas tanker’s explosion on Saturday, and subsequently, vehicles loaded with commercial products and combustible material started exploding, turning the blasts and flames to further extreme chaos. Eventually, by the request of the officials in Herat, Iranian firefighters joined the fight to tackle the blazes of heat burning through facilities. Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-16 |
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