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| Tribal Elders Ask Government to Launch Military Operation in Nuristan |
| 2013-05-08 |
| [Tolo News] The provincial tribal elders of eastern Nuristan province early Tuesday met with the governor asking him to launch a military operation in Barg-e-Matal district of the province, local officials said. The meeting took place today morning and the tribal elders met with governor Tamim Nuristani asking for the military operation in the district, as the bully boyz have become active targeting civilians, provincial front man Zahir Bahand said. The tribal elders told the governor that nearly 100 civilians have been killed by the bully boyz in the past nine months in the district, Bahand said. He said that the provincial governor "promised to tribal elders to refer the issue to the Ministry of Interior, Defence and very soon a military operation will be launched to clear the area of myrmidons." Barg-e-Matal district is bordered by Pakistain and the bully boyz have frequently targeted the local security forces in the area. Previously, the Afghan cops have several times launched military operations in the district to clear myrmidons, but bully boyz still control most of the areas. |
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