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| Afghan cleric killed in Pakistan was close to Taliban |
| 2016-08-22 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] An Afghan holy man who was rubbed out by unknown gunnies in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... province of Pakistain was close to Afghan Taliban group, it has been reported. Sheikh Ghulam Hazrat was among three religious holy mans who have been rubbed out by unknown gunnies in Pakistain during the recent days. His father Sheikh Khwaja Muhammad Hazrat was also killed along with him in the attack and the dead bodies of the two men were reportedly shifted to 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. Local media reports in Pakistain have reported that deceased were hailing from Nangarhar’s Pacheer Agam district and had good relations with the Afghan Taliban. According to the reports, the Taliban group used to consult him for fatwa on religious issues. The Taliban group issued a statement on Saturday condemning the killing of the religious leaders in a series of serial killings in Pakistain. No group has so far grabbed credit behind the serial killing of the religious holy mans in Pakistain and this is not the first time individuals with specific links to Taliban group have been assassinated in Pakistain. This comes as the Afghan officials are saying that the Taliban group leadership as well as the notorious Haqqani terrorist network leaderships are based in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. and Quetta cities of Pakistain. |
| Posted by:Fred |