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| Qadir's Armed Men Join Nangarhar's Public Uprising Groups |
| 2016-01-17 |
| [Tolo News] Scores of gunnies related to Zahir Qadir, the Deputy Speaker of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament), on Saturday joined public uprising groups in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province. Security officials in eastern Nangarhar province said that the gunnies will cooperate with Afghan cops in the fight against Death Eaters in Nazian and Achin districts in the province. Nangarhar Police Chief Fazel Ahmad Sherzad said that he appreciates Qadir, because hundreds of his people, under the framework of public uprising, are fighting alongside Afghan cops and are playing an important role in ensuring security of the province. "These people have their own weapons, but we will see if they need anything, so that we provide for them," said General Dad Muhammad Harifi, Nangarhar National Security Director. Meanwhile, ...back at the bunker, his Excellency called a hurried meeting of his closest advisors. It was to be his last. They discussed the officers's efficiency rating system... members of the High Peace Council (HPC) and tribal elders lent their support to Afghan troops and public uprising forces. Malek Nazir, a member of the peace council of Nangarhar, urged government not to prosecute these gunnies, because they were fighting to ensure security of Nangarhar and killings and beheadings are part of war. The public uprising members vowed that they will fight till the last drop of their blood to defend their country. These gunnies joined public uprising groups at a time that Daesh [Islamic State] Death Eaters have intensified their activities in Nangarhar, particularly Nazian district. |
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