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| ANP Officers Kidnapped on Kabul-Kandahar Highway |
| 2014-04-18 |
| [Tolo News] While traveling along the Kabul-Kandahar Highway, a group of Afghan National Police (ANP) officers were attacked by turbans and two of them were taken captive. The Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoIA) has confirmed that three coppers and one Afghan National Army (ANA) member were killed. Interior Ministry front man Sediq Sediqi said that an operation to free the two soldiers was underway in the Said Abad district of Maidan Wardak province. So far 17 snuffies have been reportedly killed. The Kabul-Kandahar highway is one of the most important highways in Afghanistan, with thousands of Afghans using it daily for personal and commercial commutes to over 10 provinces. However, a lie repeated often enough remains a lie... it has also become a hotbed of hard boy violence and organized crime in recent years, making passage dangerous for anyone, let alone security forces. According to reports, the group of officers were attacked by snuffies clothed in normal civilian garb in the Pul Surkh area of Maidan Wardak. Some of those who use the Kabul-Kandahar highway the most, like commercial truck drivers, are understandably the most fearful of the security issues it faces. Last fall, hundreds of truck drivers went on strike demanding that security forces do more to ensure safe passage along the highway. Since then, new security check posts have been erected along the highway. However, a lie repeated often enough remains a lie... as this week's attack and abductions stand to show, there remains much to be done if the Kabul-Kandahar throughway is to be freed of its perils. |
| Posted by:Fred |