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| Afghanistan |
| As fighting intensifies in Kundoz, President Ghani advises security forces to avoid civilian casualties |
| 2015-09-30 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] As fighting intensifies in the capital city of northern Kundoz province, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. advises security forces to avoid civilian casualties. While talking to a joint presser in 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 Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... on the afternoon of Tuesday, President Ghani said "I advise all security organs to consider civilians as a first priority." President Ghani said that security forces are advancing on Taliban held areas in Kundoz city, adding that all three security organs have good cooperation. President Ghani said he had told security forces in advance that this would be a tough year for them which they passed successfully. He said that the enemy had planned to collapse the government but security forces foiled their plans. President Ghani urged the nation to have confidence on security forces and said that besides all problems we will move forward. President Ghani reiterated that war has been imposed on Afghans through a person 'Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... ' who has died more than two years ago. Regarding the jailbreak in which reports suggest that Taliban released all prisoners, Nabil said that 600 inmates were held in that jail including 110 Taliban. Rahmatullah Nabil, director of the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) said that there was prior knowledge of a possible attack on Kundoz, adding that high profile prisoners were already moved to Pul-e-Charkhi jail in Kabul. Masoum Stanikzai, the acting Defense Minister told news hounds at the presser that Taliban advancement in Kundoz was not based on a deal. He said that negligence in duties have taken place. Noorulhaq Olomi, the Interior Minister said that additional forces have arrived in Kundoz to drive out Taliban from the city. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 At last check, Afghan relief forces have been effec stalled roughly 2-kms. outside of Kunduz. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-09-30 03:08 |