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| Militants fleeing Pakistan joined IS in Afghanistan, says Afghan envoy |
| 2016-01-14 |
| [DAWN] A majority of faceless myrmidons fleeing operations in Pakistain's Mohmand and Orakzai agencies joined the Afghan chapter of the Death Eater Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS) group, Afghanistan's Ambassador to Pakistain Janan Mosazai said on Wednesday. Addressing a seminar in Islamabad, the Afghan envoy said IS has become a major threat in the region. About 60 to 70 per cent faceless myrmidons fleeing Pakistain during offensives in Mohmand and Orakzai went on to join IS in Afghanistan, Mosazai claimed. He said terrorism was a common issue for both Pakistain and Afghanistan, and reiterated the Afghan government's commitment to not allow anyone to use its territory against Pakistain. Mosazai said Afghanistan was committed to its policy of non-interference in neighbouring countries, including Pakistain. Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... wants good neighbouring relations with Pakistain as it is important for the economic prosperity of Afghanistan, the envoy said. Mosazai said Kabul recognises the importance of the China Pakistain Economic Corridor, which he said will have a positive impact on the economy of Afghanistan as well. Reports in the past suggested that faceless myrmidons fleeing military operations in different regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas joined various terrorist groups in Afghanistan. Security officials have warned against IS gaining a foothold in Afghanistan's eastern region, where the group reportedly murdered tribal elders, clashed with the rival Taliban, imprisoned families and enforced strict rules on women. Afghanistan does not provide a natural constituency from which IS can recruit, meaning the group relies heavily on defections from existing myrmidon outfits. Backed by US drone strikes, Afghan cops last year mobilised and eliminated multiple IS leaders along with dozens, if not hundreds, of Death Eaters. |
| Posted by:Fred |