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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban Seizing Weapons, Using Against Troops |
| 2016-09-14 |
| Badakhshan officials said on Tuesday that Taliban has seized security forces' equipment and weapons in the province and are now using these against government troops. Badakhshan provincial governor said that in the past year, the Taliban has managed to seize the equipment, including light and heavy weapons as well as armored vehicles – which has become an increasing problem for security forces. "In 2015 a number of Afghan forces' armored vehicles were seized by the enemy in Wardoj, Jurm and Yamgan valley and there is no doubt that those vehicles need to be destroyed so that they cannot be used against them (troops)," said Faisal Bigzad, the provincial governor. Bigzad has urged foreign forces to help them destroy this equipment. "We have asked the ministry of defense and Resolute Support to destroy these vehicles," Bigzad said. Meanwhile former Afghan spy chief Rahmatullah Nabi said that just in the past two months more than 200 vehicles belonging to the Afghan security forces have been seized by the Taliban. "We lost 200 Humvees and Rangers in two or three months as the result of incompetence. Imagine what has happened to the people in those two or three months," said Nabil. Meanwhile Badakhshan civil society activists welcomed the governor's call for the destruction of equipment. "When government takes a resolute decision and especially when NATO gets involved, I am sure the strongholds that the Taliban has built will not be strong enough to destroy," said Shir Ali Qasimi, a civil society activist. Currently, the Taliban controls much of Wardoj and Yamgan districts and are widely active in eleven other districts in the province. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 Why, that isn't clean billiards. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-09-14 15:44 |
| #3 :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-09-14 11:13 |
| #2 well, if it hadda been BigZab he woulda been the Muzzie Biggus Dickus |
| Posted by: Bov Flimbers 2016-09-14 03:37 |
| #1 Faisal Bigzad, the provincial governor. "Big Zad", this guy isn't from New Jersey? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-09-14 01:23 |