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| Ex-Presidential security staff among 3 killed in Nangarhar raid: Karzai |
| 2017-09-26 |
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The former Afghanistan's Caped President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ...One of the more egregious mistakes of the post 9-11 era... strongly condemned the killing of at least three people including a former presidential security staff during an operation 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 of Afghanistan. The Office of the Former President in a statement said a former intelligence staff and Nangarhar customs department worker are also among those killed. Karzai accused the American forces for the killing of the three people in Jalalabad city, the historic provincial capital of Nangarhar. "The former Afghanistan's Caped President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep grief regarding the killing of three people, including the ex-presidential security staff, intelligence staff, and Nangarhar customs department staff," the statement says. It also added that the former President calls on the government of Afghanistan to take immediate actions to prevent the violations of the foreign forces. The government and security officials have not commented regarding the report and Karzai’s statement so far. But the provincial government earlier in a statement said at least three Talibs including one of their local leaders were killed in a special forces raid in this province. The statement further added that the raid was conducted by the Afghan special forces in Bati Kot district and at least nine suspects were also taken to custody during the operation. |
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