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| Kabul Residents Concerned Over Rocket Attacks |
| 2014-10-28 |
| [Tolo News] For the last three nights, three rockets have landed in Wazir Muhammad Akbar Khan and Shash Darak areas of Kabul, resulting in the death of a civilian. One rocket was fired on Friday night, targeting Wazir Akbar Khan area of the capital. Two other attacks took place on Sunday night few hundred meters from the Presidential Palace at Kart-e-Ariana. Kabul residents accuse security institutions of carelessness in maintaining the capital's security. "If security forces cannot even maintain security of Kabul, then they will not be able to maintain security of provinces," Kabul resident Muhammad Amin said. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has reported that they have locked away Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! one person in regard to the accident, but has not provided details about where the rockets were fired from. "Further investigations are underway," MoI front man Sediq Sediqqi said. Analysts claim that a main reason behind the insecurity is the government's vague policy toward the Taliban. "The president must have a clear definition of enemy; not having a clear definition of enemies of Afghanistan will empower the Taliban," military analyst Saleh Muhammad Regestani said. This is while during his first week at office, President Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. had ordered the country's security institutions to take a new strategy in maintaining the capital's security. "Security forces need to take serious preparations for security of the capital and it's surrounding areas," the president had stressed. The insecurities in Kabul are as a part of the growing insecurities all around the country in the past few months. |
| Posted by:Fred |