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| Over 200 Suspected Insurgents Arrested In Parwan |
| 2016-05-08 |
| In less than a week 210 suspected insurgents have been arrested in Parwan province while on their way to northern Afghanistan, officials confirmed. According to Parwan Governor Mohammad Asem, 16 of the arrested men have been found to have links with terrorist groups. In addition, 150 of the group claim to not know why they are traveling to the north. Asem said that most of the arrested people are from southern and southeastern provinces of Afghanistan, and were on their way to Kunduz, Takhar and Faryab provinces. "This thing happened last year as well. I myself heard that a large number of people went to northern parts of the country in convoys of vehicles and there were two, three to four people in every vehicle and when the vehicles returned there were only the drivers in them and no one else. It is not clear which part of northern Afghanistan those people went to," he added. He said however a full investigation is being conducted into the situation. Bahauddin Jailani, the chairman of Parwan provincial council, meanwhile said that if government failed to take action against the influx of suspected fighters in northern Afghanistan, a repeat of last year's Kunduz crisis could happen in other provinces. "Definitely, these people wanted to join militants' ranks in northern parts of the country. I have clearly said that if they were not restrained, these suspected people, with the help of the circles who are trying to mount insecurity in Afghanistan, could become a threat for all the people of Afghanistan," he added. It is said that most of the arrested people are youth. "They are telling us they want to go to the north, but don't know who they are going to meet. Today (on Sunday) we also arrested ten people who wanted to go to Kunduz and Takhar provinces," said Ziaur Rahman Fayez Sayedkhili, the security chief of Parwan police headquarters. Although there are a large number of check posts on the highway to northern Afghanistan, these people are believed to be trying to get to the battleground to join the Taliban militants. During the fall of the Kunduz last year, it is believed the most of the militants had come from other provinces. |
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