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2012-06-04 Afghanistan

31 Insurgents Killed in Kandahar Operations

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Posted by Fred 2012-06-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 Kill those who survived before they get escaped from a very porous jail.

Posted by gorb 2012-06-04 00:36|| 2012-06-04 00:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Spin Boldak is the origination point for Afghan Highway-4 (safest road in Afghanistan) to Khandahar and is a major border crossing and Taliban infiltration point between Chaman Pakistan and Afghanistan. On the Afghan side, the Afghan Border Police (ABP) control the action under the leadership of General Abdul Raziq. Raziq is a very wealthy Achaksai tribal leader, as was his father who was killed by the Taliban. President Karzai pulled Raziq up to Khandahar last year to be the Chief of Police. Many believe Raziq is being groomed as a follow-on to Karzai. Raziq's wealth is, yes you have it, derived from his tribal position and power at the district border crossing.

The long standing competition between the Afghan National Police (ANP) and the ABP is just one of the challenges in the border regions. Whilst the Achaksai control Spin Boldak, the ANP have a much larger, cross-tribal responsibility. Therein lies the the rub, or at least one rub.

General Raziq maintains a firm grip on Spin Boldak through an extensive intelligence reporting network. He has survived a number of assassination attempts by the Taliban. Taking prisoners and turning them over to ISAF is not one of General Raziq's strong points.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-06-04 07:31|| 2012-06-04 07:31|| Front Page Top

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