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| Urgent air support sought as Taliban surround 200 soldiers in Sar-e-Pul's Kohistanat District |
| 2015-10-04 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] Talibs have launched a coordinated attack on Kohistan ...a backwoods district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa distinguished by being even more rustic than is the norm among the local Pashtuns.... at District of northern Sar-e-Pul province. According to reports, Taliban launched attack on the center of Kohistanat District from four sides last night. Noor Mohammad Rahmani, head of the Provincial Council of Sar-e-Pul said that heavy festivities have been erupting between security forces and Taliban. He said routes leading to the district center have been closed, adding that soldiers surrounded by Taliban would be killed if air support does not immediately arrive there. Rahmani said that he had a video conference with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. 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. .. this morning and let him know about the situation. Meanwhile, ...back at the comedy club, Boogie sadly admitted that he was a better peeping Tom than he was a comedian... Asadullah Khuram another member of this Shura says that more than 200 soldiers have been surrounded by Taliban. He said around 600 Taliban are taking part in the attack. Kohistanat District had recently fallen to Taliban but it was recaptured by security forces. |
| Posted by:Fred |