Taliban Launch Series of Attacks in Kunduz
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:348 Price: Afs.15 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . JULY 22. 2016 -Asad 01, 1395 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime Taliban launch series of attacks AT News Report “Death to illegal armed groups and or. He said that the age of govern- try particularly in Takhar prov- tral government and judicial bod- local militia” the protestors said ments that are protected by illegal ince. Several cases of murder, ies to take notice of the issue and KABUL: Tens of residents of that the public uprising members armed group and local militia is armed robbery, organized crime, disarm the local militia force and Kokcha district of Takhar and illegal armed groups were com- shorter. “Therefore, it is required threats, harassment and abuse illegal armed groups in Kokcha and in Kunduz province staged protest on mitting crimes in the district but of government to take steps and were reported in the last few Rostaq districts. They asked the AT News Report forcement. Spokesman for Thursday and asked the gov- the government has turned a blind destroy the illegal armed group,” months as militiamen and crimi- government to fight the culture of the 808th Spinzar Police KABUL: Taliban insurgents have ernment to dismantle the mili- eye. “Residents of Kokcha are he asked. Nasir Ahmad Samim, an- nals are dominating Kokcha and impunity and improve security in Zone, Mahfuzullah Akbari, launched a series of armed attacks tia force in the district as the suffering from growing insecurity. other protestor, said that since es- Rostaq districts, the protestors the province. When Afghanistan told Afghanistan Times that in insecure parts of Kunduz prov- local militiamen were harass- Student cannot go to school, and tablishment of the National Unity claimed. At the end of the protest Times tried to contact Ministry the security forces retreated ince aimed at capturing Qala-e-Zal ing locals and are involved in shopkeepers are not feeling safe in Government, security situation got demonstration, the protestors re- of Interior’s spokesman, he was from the district center in or- and Dasht-e-Archi districts, secu- crimes. Chanting slogan, shops,” said Wahidullah, a protest- worse in northern parts of the coun- leased a resolution asking the cen- unavailable for comments. der to avoid civilian casual- rity official confirmed on Thurs- ties. “Taliban insurgents day. broke into civilian houses and Security forces and the mili- opened fire at government tants suffered heavy casualties in forces. Security forces have Turkish citizens in Kabul protest against failed coup the clashes that erupted this week successfully retaken control in Qala-e-Zal and expanded to of the center in the morning. Dasht-e-Archi on Thursday. How- Taliban fighters were pushed ever, exact details regarding the ca- back and suffered heavy ca- “Afghans shall follow the example of Turkish people and keep sualties are unavailable as the se- sualties,” he said. curity forces are still fighting the The insurgents launched Taliban to establish writ of the gov- attacks in Dasht-e-Archi on unity within their ranks,”says Turkish ambassador ernment in the two districts. Ac- Thursday morning, Akbari cording to sources in the province, said, adding that fighting be- “Afghans shall follow the ex- According to media reports last night the insurgents overran the tween security forces and the By Farhad Naibkhel ticipated in the rally. “Muhammed to prevent same “tragedy” in the ample of Turkish people and keep more than 6,000 people were ar- Fethullah Gülen with the help of future. headquarters and check-points in Taliban was continued. The unity within their ranks. United rested in crackdown, 2,839 sol- Qala-e-Zal after three days of fierce KABUL: Scores of Turkish some elements in the military had On the occasion Afghan pro- spokesman said that a few people can defeat powerful coups diers held in prison, 2,745 judges fighting. Afghan security forces re- check-posts and Qarloq area citizens on Thursday came out plotted coup in Turkey to create testors put their weight behind the and even tanks,” the Turkish am- are facing arrest after recent failed crisis in the country. However, the democratic government in Turkey took control of the check-posts and in the district was fallen to on the streets here in Afghani- bassador said. coup in Turkey. government buildings after rein- stan’s capital city and protest- plot was thwarted by Turkish peo- and said that coup could push the the Taliban. ed against the failed military ple while maintain unity among country into the pit of miseries as coup in Istanbul and Ankara. ranks. People showed support for it did Afghanistan. Six days ago, some ele- democracy,” Bayram Ali Yilmaz, Chief of the Turkish Cooper- ments in the Turkey’s armed an organizer of the protest rally, ation and Coordination Agency FIGHTERS IN CONTROL OF AGHLAN COALMINES told reporters in Kabul. (TIKA) Sulaiman Shaheen said forces plotted a coup to over- PUL-I-KHUMRI : Local officials which inks coal excavation con- throw the democratic govern- He said, “Today we gathered that Turkish people bravely de- here to defend our country, peo- fended the Constitution and de- in northern Baghlan province on tracts, and the government did not ment of Recep Tayyip Er- Thursday acknowledged that strive to wrest back control of the dogan. Turkish civilians over- ple and our security forces. If the feated the coup plotters. attempted coup by terrorists was “Turkish people used them- armed men from the Hezb-i-Islami coal deposits, there is a chance fire powered heavily armed sol- Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulba- may erupt and some parts of the diers and tanks in the bloody successful then it would have cre- selves as shield to save their coun- ated crises for Turkey with nega- try and defend the legal system,” din Hikmatyar, were in control of mines may fall which will cause an coup that saw over 240 peo- Karkar and Dudkash coalmines unimaginable loss to the sites,” he ple killed and more than 1,500 tive impacts on the whole world.” he said. The protestors including Af- Turkish ambassador to Kab- over the past one month. said. The engineer warned it could wounded. Condemning the Site engineer, Mohammad take years to restart extracting coal military coup which has been ghans commended the Turkish ul, Ali Sait Akin, said that they people for resisting the coup and gathered in Kabul City to announce Nasim, told Pajhwok Afghan News from the mines if some parts of termed “black stain on Tur- the two mines were national assets the mines were burnt and fell key’s democracy”, the protest- defending the democracy. support for the people and gov- The Turkish businessmen and ernment of Turkey. but currently the coal excavation down. ors put their weight behind the had been stopped because the two Police spokesman Ahmad Jav- democratic government and an- workers who live in Afghanistan Appreciating the Turkish peo- asked their government to punish ple for exhibiting the ‘grand’ na- mines were under control of HIA ed Basharat said no attention had sites. Mohammad Maroof Sarwari, head of the Afghan Coal Com- nounced their support for the commander Mirwais for the past been paid to the Karkar and Dud- Turkish President Erdogan. those who committed the “trea- tional unity, the ambassador urged pany, said coalminers at the two mines had been employed in the son” and were behind the failed the Afghan people to learn from one month. kash coalmines in the past and HIA Cement Factory and work on the coalmines would begin when the Students and teachers of the “If the Afghan Coal Company fighters would sometimes visit the Afghan-Turk schools also par- coup attempt in Turkey in order people of Turkey. government ensured security. (Pajhwok) FRIDAY .JULY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. 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