Afghan troops foil another attack on India-built Salma Dam

[safari2021]

Afghan security forces have thwarted a Taliban attack on the India-built Salma Dam in Afghanistan’s Herat province, the third such assault since last month on the nearly $300 million structure that provides water to several districts in the region.


Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman tweeted on Wednesday that the latest attack was carried out on Tuesday night. The Taliban also launched a suicide attack on the residence of the Afghan defence minister in Kabul on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring 20 more.

“The Taliban attack on Salma Dam failed! #Terrorist Taliban attacked the #Salma Dam in Herat province to destroy it last night. But, fortunately they have suffered heavy casualties and fled the area as result of counter-attacks of #ANDSF,” Aman said in a tweet.

The Salma Dam, also known as the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, is one of the most significant infrastructure projects undertaken by the Indian government in Afghanistan as part of its $3 billion reconstruction efforts. The dam on Hari river was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ashraf Ghani in June 2016.

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday condemned the deliberate and targeted attacks on civilians in Afghanistan and declared that it does “not support the restoration of the Islamic emirate” as the pre-2001 Taliban regime used to call itself.

In a statement, the UNSC slammed the attack on a United Nations compound in Herat last week. It said that “deliberate attacks targeting civilians, UN personnel and UN compounds may constitute war crimes”.

Afghan troops foil another attack on India-built Salma Dam

Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman tweeted on Wednesday that the latest attack was carried out on Tuesday night.

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[Samurai_assassin]

India should allow Afghans refuge into their country. India should take responsibility to house, feed and cloth Afghans.

 

[Meliodas]

Don't think they want to destroy it rather take control of it.

 

[Trango Towers]

Attacking a dam isn't good

 

[Vapnope]

Not on dam. There is a police HQ nearby, Taliban have been attacking that.

 

[The Eagle]

Taliban aren't attacking any dam. It's just Indian propaganda media house exaggerating things for sympathy and propaganda. In-fact, it was reported that Taliban have already taken control of one of Indian built dam.

However, the Afghanistan loving India should have deployed forces to secure Indian investment, if there was an intention to help Afghanistan.

 

[PradoTLC]

India should allow Afghans refuge into their country. India should take responsibility to house, feed and cloth Afghans.

with most of india is naked and hungry … how do you expect india to cloth them?…

give them used condoms to wear ?

 

[Jugger]

with most of india naked and hungry … how do you expect india to cloth them?…

give them used condoms to wear ?

Extremely vulgar and repulsive comment.

 

[PradoTLC]

Extremely vulgar and repulsive comment.

take it as you may..

so tell us how many Afghans will you take?

 

[Samurai_assassin]

with most of india is naked and hungry … how do you expect india to cloth them?…

give them used condoms to wear ?

Aren't they the blood brothers of Afghans? Aren't Afghans always barking with pride how india is their loyal friend?

 

[Windjammer]

Nothing to do with Afghanistan's dire security situation rather Indian built dam is of more importance.
Maybe India should send it's troops to protect both the dam and the rare library.

 

[prashantazazel]

India should allow Afghans refuge into their country. India should take responsibility to house, feed and cloth Afghans.

We have plenty of Afghans in India. Peace loving ones are welcome.

 

[Samurai_assassin]

We have plenty of Afghans in India. Peace loving ones are welcome.

Please take all the ones in Pakistan, 3 million of them. Clearly they want to be apart of india. India promises to feed and cloth them.

 

[PradoTLC]

We have plenty of Afghans in India. Peace loving ones are welcome.

So you will take all northern alliance refuges?

Aren't they the blood brothers of Afghans? Aren't Afghans always barking with pride how india is their loyal friend?

Yes.

and india should take them.

how many applied to india?

 

[Surya 1]

India should allow Afghans refuge into their country. India should take responsibility to house, feed and cloth Afghans.

India alrwady does that. There are many Afghan refugees in India.Many traders slso come to India to purchase goods which they sell in India. One Afghan trader was treated by my brother for mental problem. He has invited him to visit Afghanistan.