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Afghanistan
Major operations ‘Khalid’ to be launched soon to retake lost areas: Jahid
2017-03-28
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) will launch a major counter-terrorism operation under the name of Khalid to retake the lost areas.

The Minister of Interior Taj Mohammad Jahid informed regarding the plan as was he was briefing the politicians in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga.

Jahid was among the three top security officials summoned regarding the recent security incidents and deteriorating security situation.

He said necessary preparations have been done to launch the operations as he insisted that the operations will also focus on cutting the supply routes of the hard boys.

Jahid further added that the government is working on a four-year plan and the number of the Special Forces will be increased in key provinces, including 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..
, Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, and Kunduz.

The minister also added that the government is planning to further boost the intelligence capabilities of the security forces.

In other parts of his briefing, Jahid said the Afghan police forces have managed to discover and deal with 14,972 criminal incidents and 600 terrorist related plots have been thwarted as 2,600 suspects have been placed in durance vile
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
overall.

He also briefed the politicians regarding the ongoing efforts to bring reforms in the ministry and step up fight against corruption.

The security officials were summoned after recent deadly incidents in capital 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 World and didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
and other major cities, districts and provinces during the recent months.

Posted by:Fred

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