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KABUL – Militants, in an effort to curtail surrenders by their comrades, are targeting the friends and relatives of those who have recently sided with the government, officials said.
In the latest such incident, Taliban members targeted the homes of former comrades who gave up violence in northern Afghanistan early this month.
“Taliban militants have attacked the homes of their colleagues who have recently switched sides in Sayaad District,” Sar-e-Pul Provincial Governor Sayed Anwar Rahmati told Central Asia Online. “But we reacted immediately and killed six militants, including the Taliban shadow governor for...
http://centralasiaonline.com/cocoon/.../07/feature-02
In the latest such incident, Taliban members targeted the homes of former comrades who gave up violence in northern Afghanistan early this month.
“Taliban militants have attacked the homes of their colleagues who have recently switched sides in Sayaad District,” Sar-e-Pul Provincial Governor Sayed Anwar Rahmati told Central Asia Online. “But we reacted immediately and killed six militants, including the Taliban shadow governor for...
http://centralasiaonline.com/cocoon/.../07/feature-02