Afghan follow up to yesterday’s report from the killing ground in Pakistan.
[ToloNews] Afghan officials on Sunday said that the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...’s designated governor for Laghman
...Afghan province with a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for
Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men...
known as Abdul Hadi Pashaeewal
...spelt Abdul Hadi Pashaiwal in the Pakistani dialect...
was killed in an attack by unidentified gunnies near his residence in the city of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
on Saturday evening.
The Taliban has not confirmed the incident.
"His killing in Pakistain has a negative impact in terms of morale (on their fighters) because it raises the question among them about why it happened there. It is obvious that their foundation is there (in Pakistain) and it will influence their ranks," Laghman police chief Manzoor Stanekzai said.
Sources said that Pashaeewal was a resident of Alishang district in Laghman and was assigned as designated governor for Laghman for the past one year and he was a member of the Taliban’s military commission.
Sources said that at some point he came to an area near the city of Mehtarlam, the center of Laghman province.
Laghman residents said they are concerned about the security situation in the province.
Local officials and activists said the death of the Taliban member would have a good impact on security if the news were true.
"The threats are there. Security forces are traveling in big convoys," said Mohammad Zahir Husainkhil, a member of Laghman's provincial council.
"Clashes happen in areas near the city. In some cases, armed opposition fighters roam in villages on the outskirts of (Mehtarlam) city," said Hanifullah Ghamkhwar, a civil society activist in Laghman.
Taliban front man Zabiullah Mujahid said that so far they have not gathered the required information about the incident.