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Taliban Transformed Seraj-ul-Emarat Palace into Jihadi Madrasa
As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined. I guess the TTP have first call on Pakistan’s madrassa graduates nowadays, so the Taliban have decided to grow their own. [8am] Local sources in 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.. province have reported that the Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...have transformed the historic Seraj-ul-Emarat Palace in Jalalabad city, the center of this province, into a jihadi madrasa. Sources state that the Taliban had been attempting to convert this palace into a school over the past few months, and on Monday, June 4, they successfully accomplished this task. Local Taliban officials in charge of information and culture in the province have not made any official statements regarding this matter. The Seraj-ul-Emarat Palace, constructed during the reign of King Amanullah Khan, underwent restoration during the previous government’s rule after being damaged during the country’s prolonged wars. Previously, the Taliban had converted the Sharia Faculty building of Panjshir University into a jihadi madrasa. Related: Jalalabad: 2023-06-03 Daesh Commander Killed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Jalalabad: 2023-05-19 500 Kg of Explosives Material Seized at Torkham Border: Official Says Jalalabad: 2023-05-17 Afghanistan Launches Anti-Polio Campaign in 23 Provinces Related: Panjshir: 2023-06-03 Large Weapon and Ammunition Cache Discovered in Afghanistan’s Farah Panjshir: 2023-05-26 Taliban’s Latest Move: Arrest of Two Former Government Army Officers in Kabul Panjshir: 2023-05-23 Khorasani, a Taliban Commander, Arrests Two Nephews of Former National Security Chief of Panjshir Posted by: trailing wife 2023-06-05 |
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