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Afghanistan
ISIS militants kidnap 13 seminary teachers in East of Afghanistan
2017-01-16
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 13 seminary teachers were kidnapped by the loyalists of the 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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group 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, local officials said Sunday.

The officials further added that the incident took place in Haska Mina district after a group of ISIS Death Eaters stormed into a religious school in Deh Bala area.

A local official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the 13 kidnapped teachers were taken to an unknown location.

District administrative chief Sazwali confirmed the abduction of the teachers speaking to VOA’s Afghanistan service.

Posted by:Fred

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