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Afghanistan
Mullah Imam among 7 detained on charges of training terrorists in Herat
2018-11-12
[KhaamaPress] At least seven people including a Mullah Imam of a mosque have been tossed in the clink
Please don't kill me!
on charges of training hard boyz in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province.

The local officials confirmed that the suspects have been arrested by the security forces in Pashtun Zarghoon district.

Provincial Police Chief Gen. Aminullah Amar Khel confirmed the arrest of the individuals and said the detained suspects were also involved in the murder of two coppers.

He said the individuals had recently trained some residents of Herat and some other provinces including Ghor and Badghis for future terrorist attacks.

The anti-government armed Lion of Islam groups including Talibs have not commented in this regard so far.

Herat is among the relatively calm provinces in West of Afghanistan but the security situation in some remote districts of Herat has tanked during the recent years.

The Talibs are active in some remote districts of Herat and often attempt to carry out terrorist related activities.

Afghan Turk School Students And Teachers Arrested In Herat
Could this be the same as the school above, or are there two troublesome schools in Herat province?
[ToloNews] A number of students and teachers from the Afghan-Turk school in Herat province were incarcerated
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
on Sunday morning, officials have confirmed.

According to officials from the school a number of NDS and police forces arrived at the school on Sunday morning and arrested students and teachers. They were taken to the local police HQ.

Security forces in Herat also confirmed the arrests. No details were given on exactly how many students or teachers were arrested.

Herat governor’s front man Jelani Farhad said that based on a court order, security forces took control of the school based on its links to the Fethullah Gülen
... a Turkish preacher living in Pennsylvania whom the current govt of Turkey considers responsible for all the ills afflicting Turkey and possibly the entire world...
movement.

Meanwhile,
...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address...
Afghan-Turk CAG Educational NGO issued a statement shortly after the arrests and condemned the move. They said it was against the constitution, civil law, criminal code and other applicable laws and international norms.

In February Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education (MoE) formally handed over the management of Afghan-Turk schools to the Ottoman Turkish government, defying calls by parents and students to keep the schools under Afghan control.

Following a failed military coup in 2016, the Ottoman Turkish government formally asked Afghanistan to hand over control of these schools to the Ottoman Turkish government.

The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
claims that these schools are run by Ottoman Turkish holy man Muhammed Fethullah Gulen who is currently in exile in the United States.

Turkey blamed Gulen for orchestrating the failed military takeover in 2016. However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
former officials from the Afghan-Turk schools have said the schools had nothing to do with politics and they only provide education to Afghan children.

According to some reports, the Ottoman Turkish government reportedly offered a number of incentives in exchange for taking control of these schools.
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