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| Taliban blockade of District road in Kunar entered 4th day |
| 2015-02-11 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The blockade of a District road in eastern Kunar Province ...one of the four N2KLprovinces (Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman). N2KL is the designation used by US and Coalition Forces for the rugged and very violent region opposite Pakistain's Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Northwest Frontier Province. Kunar is the center of the N2KL region. Its population is 95% Pashtun. It is adjacent to Bajaur Agency.. by Taliban faceless myrmidons have entered to its 4th day. Shujaul Mulk Jalala, Governor of eastern Kunar Province says that from the past four days the road that connects Naray District with picturesque provincial capital Asad Abad has been blocked by Taliban. He said that Taliban have also planted landmines along the road and that people cannot travel on this road. He added that people in Naray District are facing shortage of food and need medical assistance. Mohammad Rahman Danish, District Governor of Naray says blocking public way means that Taliban are practicing enmity with local people. Naray is one of the few Districts in eastern Kunar Province where insurgency raise occasionally. Last week Taliban blown up a school and a clinic in this district. Abdul Habib Sayedkhil, Police Chief of Kunar Province said that 80% of the school was damaged in the kabooms, adding that Holy Koran and school books were also burned in the fire caused by the kabooms. |
| Posted by:Fred |