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| Afghanistan |
| 5000 Police Deployed In Spin Boldak |
| 2003-01-20 |
| Source: NNI The Hamid Karzai government in Afghanistan has reportedly deployed over five thousand paramilitary troops and security personnel to curb the alleged Taliban and al-Qaida activities in the Spin Boldak area that borders with Pakistan. Reports from across the Chaman border of Pakistan said the deployments were made in the Spin Boldak suburbs including Loy Karez, Baljar, Maaroof and Uzghistan areas. Elaborating a recent clash between the government troops and the adversaries in the Loy Karez area, an Afghan army officer Maama Ubaiduulah told reporters that four persons were killed and five injured in the skirmish. If the place wasn't so close to Pakland, it would have happened someplace else that was... Regarding the law and order situation in the Spin Boldak area, Maama said it was better now. He added that a self proclaimed Taliban leader Hafiz Abdur Rahim was hiding in the mountains and was launching attacks on security personnel. Another government official Haji Fazl Din Agha said that the law enforcement agencies had recently arrested two alleged members of the Hizb-e-Islami or al-Qaida. There are probably lots more of them to be found. The 5000 number sounds inflated, though. I think the locals may be assigning themselves more importance than they have... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |