[Tolo News] Daesh holy warriors have so far killed as many as 600 people over the past four months in Achin district in eastern NangarharThe 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, said local officials.
Achin district governor, Haji Ghalib, told TOLOnews on Thursday that the newly-emerged murderous Moslem group has also been running private prisons in Achin - where Hafiz Saeed
, the group's chief for the region was killed along with his senior commanders this year in July.
The group -- which originated in Iraq and Syria -- has also taken nearly 150 people hostage recently, including holy mans, tribal elders and government officials, he added.
"I have a list which shows that Daesh has killed more than 600 civilians," Ghalib said, noting that the holy warriors forcibly marry maidens of tender years in the district.
He added that Daesh centers and prisons were located in the insecure areas bordering Pakistain.
"They [Daesh] are running three prisons in Tirah [border with Pakistain]," Ghalib said. "They are taking hostage tribal elders, religious scholars and a number of police and army members."
Achin has been considered the main stronghold of Daesh. This year on July 11, Afghan intelligence sources reported that Saeed - who was a former leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) before pledging allegiance to Daesh - was killed along with 30 others in an air strike in Achin district.
Footage recently received by TOLOnews illustrated that holy warriors claiming to be Daesh affiliates torched a number of homes in Pachir Agam district in Nangarhar.