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| Taliban, Daesh Fighters Still Being Trained In Pakistan: Olomi |
| 2015-12-02 |
| [Tolo News] The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday said Taliban and Daesh [Islamic State] fighters are being trained in Pakistain and then sent to Afghanistan to fight security forces. Interior Minister Noorulhaq Olomi said holy warriors are recruiting the youth and are continuing their attacks on Afghanistan while giving orders from Pakistain. Speaking at an event on Tuesday which saw security forces destroy 19,000 kgs of drugs along with a large amount of alcohol, Olomi said drugs are one of the main revenue sources for holy warriors. Olomi said: "Taliban and Daesh [Islamic State] fighters as always are being trained in Pakistain. They are equipped and financed there and are then sent to Afghanistan. They [insurgents] are being given hope while in Pakistain of achieving their goals in Afghanistan." He went on to say: "Drugs are one of the main sources of income for holy warriors in the region. They continue their attacks and are recruiting our youth through drugs." Meanwhile the Counter-Narcotics Minister Salamat Azimi said the problem of drugs is a major challenge for Afghanistan. He said: "The drug problem is a serious challenge for Afghanistan and the international community." "In order to overcome the problem, we need the joint cooperation of the international community." The counter-narcotics department under MoI recently announced its achievements in fighting the scourge. Since January they have seized over 100 tons of drugs in 1,135 operations. They also said the department had seized over 400 vehicles, 240 weapons and 244 mobile phones from drug pushers and smugglers. The seizure of drugs increased by 16 percent this year and alcohol by 36 percent. Security force members from the unit meanwhile tossed in the slammer Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! a total of 1,876 people -- including 20 coppers, 29 soldiers, 26 women and two foreigners - a Kazakhstani and an Iranian -- for dealing and smuggling drugs. Of the total, 227 were king-pin drug smugglers, 49 were middlemen and 1,600 were dealers. |
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