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Afghanistan
Taliban Destroyed, Damaged Infrastructure in 116 Districts: IARCS
2021-07-16
”If the Prophet Mohammed (PTUI!) didn’t have it, you don’t need it.”
[ToloNews] Ahmad Nader Nadery, the chairman of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC), on Thursday said that the IARCSC findings show that in the districts recently seized by the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
essential government services have been halted, and a large number of civil servants have been harmed, or displaced from their areas to lovely provincial capitals.

According to Nadery, the Taliban either torched or destroyed 260 government buildings and assets in 116 districts.

Nadery said that 13 million Afghans have been deprived of social services in the Taliban-controlled areas and 50,000 employees including women have been affected in Taliban territories.

"There are more than 13 million people living in areas and districts recently captured by the Taliban, who currently have no access to public services. In these areas, hundreds of development projects such as the reconstruction of water supply networks, roads, retaining walls, the construction of schools, bridges, hospitals, stadiums, cold storage facilities, drilling wells, etc., have been shut down. For instance, in the Taliban-controlled districts of Takhar province alone, 112 ongoing development projects have now been completely stopped," said IARCSC chief Nader Nadery.

The Taliban has denied the allegations.
No, no! Certainly not!
Nadery said that the damage done by the Taliban on state institutions is estimated to be around $500 million. He said that 4,000 public services employees have evacuated their native areas because of the threats of the Taliban.

"Attacks on civilian targets, including civilian infrastructure, is a clear breach of international humanitarian laws. These crimes must stop. A peaceful settlement of conflict and a shared future for our people is the only path to stop the destruction and suffering of our country and people," said Nadery.

"In districts under Taliban control in Paktia province, only those women working in gynecology are permitted to work, but they must wear a Hijab and be accompanied by a Mahram," said Nadery.

"As the Taliban took control of the districts, more than 50,000 civil servants are unable to perform their duties and live in an uncertain situation. Nearly 4,000 of which have either been harmed or displaced from their areas to lovely provincial capitals due to the bad security situation and threats," said Nadery.

Meanwhile,
...back at the game, the Babe was wondering why the baseball kept getting bigger and bigger. Finally it hit him...
the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has said that there are reports that the Taliban imposed some restrictions on the people in areas under their control over the past few weeks.

According to the AIHRC, these restrictions included a ban on women leaving the house without a proper veil and male guardian, the closure of girls schools, a ban on the delivery of health services to women who do not have male guardians, a halt to TV programs, forcing teachers and students to not shave their beards, and putting on turbans.

"Thirteen million humans, 13 million oppressed people in Afghanistan have been affected due to the actions of the Taliban," said Nadery.

"One of the restrictions is a restriction on women, one of the restrictions is that the women cannot go out of their homes without a veil and guardian," said Zabihullah Farhang, a front man for the AIHRC.

"From the day the Taliban took over our area, the women cannot go outside of their homes or to work," said senator Fawzia Samkani.

However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable...
the Taliban in a statement has rejected Naderi’s statement.

The Taliban in their statement said that social services including the delivery of health services, agriculture and schooling continues in their areas.
Posted by:trailing wife

#8  Our entire campaign in Afghanistan should have consisted of complete destruction of water and electric facilities followed by leaflets that said "You can have water and electricity again when you hand over bin Laden." And then follow through.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-07-16 14:51  

#7  Ref #5: Sherman did it pretty effectively as did Lord Kitchner. The 8th Air Force bombing campaign was also quite effective.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-16 13:53  

#6   Israelis turn this against the Pallies by dehousing the families of suicide bombers.

And the EU and various Western NGOs neutralize that by rebuilding within a few days after the Israelis finish the job.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-07-16 13:52  

#5  There's an aspect of guerrilla war that's not often remarked upon - the deliberate destruction of infrastructure. Israelis turn this against the Pallies by dehousing the families of suicide bombers. A huge chunk of US aid goes towards repairing damage inflicted by Pakistan through its proxy, the Taliban. If we destroyed a chunk of Pakistani highway for every chunk of Afghan roadway destroyed, the Paks would, at minimum, have less money to finance the Taliban. Anyway, the road not taken.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2021-07-16 12:58  

#4  Official numbers showing the stipend and total spending in the War on Terror are on page 16.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2021-07-16 11:59  

#3  As the Daily Mail article pointed out, the Paks are providing air support to the Taliban. This excerpt is kind of amusing, indicative of the Taliban's tendency to lie by default:
Dozens of wounded Taliban fighters were being treated at a Pakistan hospital near the border after fierce overnight fighting, AFP correspondents at the scene reported.

'We have suffered one death and dozens of our fighters have got injured,' Mullah Muhammad Hassan, who identified himself as a Taliban insurgent, told AFP near Chaman in Pakistan, about five kilometres (three miles) from the border.

The traditional casualty ratio tends to be one death for every two injuries. And yet, this spokesperson claims one death and dozens of injuries. Maybe he meant some of the "injured" weren't technically dead because lacking heads or limbs, no one had bothered checking for a pulse.

The prospect of Pakistani intervention is exactly why air defenses are becoming a necessity for the Afghan government. It's unfortunate that the Afghans weren't supplied with at least minimal Soviet bloc type fighter bombers, if technology theft by either China or Russia were an issue. It's possible that the funds just weren't available, after all the other demands on the $5b annual stipend were met.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2021-07-16 11:44  

#2  gotta keep them in the cave man age
Posted by: Chris   2021-07-16 00:13  

#1  US Dems to allocate $500 M for their 'infrastructure' in 3... 2... 1...
Posted by: Raj   2021-07-16 00:12  

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