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| 1 killed as Faryab governor Syed Anwar Sadat escapes Taliban ambush |
| 2015-12-20 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The provincial governor for northern Faryab province of Afghanistan Syed Anwar Sadat escaped unhurt from a Taliban ambush earlier this evening. The incident took place around 4:45 pm local time after Mr. Sadat was returning to the quiet provincial capital following the inauguration of housing projects in Andkhoy district. An official privy of the developmetn said a security guard of Mr. Sadat was killed following the attack. Mr. Sadat attended a ceremony for the inauguration of housing projects for teachers and disabled individuals (Shahrak-e-Mualimeen / Shahrak-e-Mualileen) in Qaramqool area of Andkhoy. The Minister of Urban Development Affairs (MUDA) Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi was also present during the inauguration of the housing project. Faryab is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern Afghanistan where anti-government armed bully boy groups are actively operating and frequently carry out insurgency activities. Several Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were captured and a Moldovan pilot was killed after a helicopter made emergency landing in Pashtun Kot district of Faryab province last month. |
| Posted by:Fred |