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| Thousands Flee Their Homes Over ISIS Activities In Nangarhar |
| 2015-11-21 |
| A estimated 24,000 families from Achin, Nazian and Debhala districts have fled their homes to escape Daesh brutality. A Nangarhar displaced persons organization says that help for at least 18,000 is needed urgently. As Afghan forces continue their military campaign against Daesh in Nangarhar, displaced residents have however slammed government for not doing enough to help safeguard them. According to some displaced families, no aid agency, including government, has reached out to help them. Meanwhile, the Nangarhar governor has confirmed that thousands of families have been displaced since Daesh militants extended their activities in the province. He also said sufficient aid has not been provided to these families. According to some displaced families, the militant group has also been actively involved in the deliberate killings of civilians in Nangarhar. They said that the military operation launched by Afghan troops recently has not helped. "Battles also continue between Taliban and Daesh militants in our area," a displaced Achin district resident Gulistan said. "Daesh fighters killed my father. Daesh sat him on a bomb and detonated the bomb," another Nangarhar resident said. "Government should establish a camp for us and help us, over the past several months, we didn't receive any aid," another Achin resident Munawar said. "They [security officials] claim to have launched a military operation, but they do not advance forward from their check points," a resident of Shinwar district Ilyas Shinwari said. Displaced families have also criticized government for not being able to help families who have fled their homes. "The total number of the displaced families was around 20,000, but now this figure has raised to more than 24,000," said Ghulam Haidar Faqirzai, head of Nangarhar's organization for internally displaced families. The Nangarhar governor disputes these figures however and has also denied claims that the military operation is proving unsuccessful. "The number of displaced families is not 20,000, it is around 10,000 to 14,000. We have a procedure for their relief and rescue, but it is in the first stage. The responsible institutions must conduct a survey to find out the exact numbers," Nangarhar governor, Saleem Khan Kunduzi said. As winter approaches, concern among the displaced families is also growing as they say their children in particular are vulnerable and will not be able to cope with the extreme temperatures by next month. |
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