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Ominous news from Afghanistan - if the Afghan Taliban take border provinces will they provider shelter to the TTP? Probably yes.
Article on DW here, excerpts below:
Since the drawdown of US-led troops, Afghanistan has been grappling with a Taliban comeback in some regions. Locals have little confidence in the government. Kiran Nazish reports from Kunar province.
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Although the continual presence of Taliban is nothing new in Afghanistan, many districts are gradually bowing to their authority. The government is aware that militants are overrunning most of the districts of the southeastern provinces.
"Government forces have control only of provincial capitals," one police officer told DW on condition of anonymity. "We [the police] only operate in the capital cities of these provinces. We don't go inside."
Logar province, about 300 kilometers (190 miles) south of Kunar, is one of the places that have fallen to militants. There a man shot and killed his sister because she was teaching at a school. Police officials say they could not go to the area to investigate the incident, because it was too dangerous for them.
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Dangam is only one of the many small districts of Kunar where civic life is disappearing. Many schools have been bombed, others are closed simply because children dare not go to school.
"Within 20 days, two schools have been torched [in Kunar]. Hundreds of children attended them. Taliban want to make very clear that they are back," said Abdul Qahar of Kunar province's education department. "It's not just in Kunar, but the bombing of institutions has also destroyed many buildings, including schools in Nangarhar province."
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Some hospitals don't have any more doctors, and locals who can afford to leave are looking for jobs in the bigger cities, where state power is reliable.
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An Afghan government official told DW on condition of anonymity that President Ashraf Ghani's government would be willing to hand over control of six provinces to Taliban.
"Taliban will be allowed to take the governorship of the proposed provinces if peace talks are successful," the official said, referring to the provinces of Paktia, Paktika, Khost and Gardez in the east of the country and Kandahar and Kunar in the south.
Article on DW here, excerpts below:
Since the drawdown of US-led troops, Afghanistan has been grappling with a Taliban comeback in some regions. Locals have little confidence in the government. Kiran Nazish reports from Kunar province.
...
Although the continual presence of Taliban is nothing new in Afghanistan, many districts are gradually bowing to their authority. The government is aware that militants are overrunning most of the districts of the southeastern provinces.
"Government forces have control only of provincial capitals," one police officer told DW on condition of anonymity. "We [the police] only operate in the capital cities of these provinces. We don't go inside."
Logar province, about 300 kilometers (190 miles) south of Kunar, is one of the places that have fallen to militants. There a man shot and killed his sister because she was teaching at a school. Police officials say they could not go to the area to investigate the incident, because it was too dangerous for them.
...
Dangam is only one of the many small districts of Kunar where civic life is disappearing. Many schools have been bombed, others are closed simply because children dare not go to school.
"Within 20 days, two schools have been torched [in Kunar]. Hundreds of children attended them. Taliban want to make very clear that they are back," said Abdul Qahar of Kunar province's education department. "It's not just in Kunar, but the bombing of institutions has also destroyed many buildings, including schools in Nangarhar province."
...
Some hospitals don't have any more doctors, and locals who can afford to leave are looking for jobs in the bigger cities, where state power is reliable.
...
An Afghan government official told DW on condition of anonymity that President Ashraf Ghani's government would be willing to hand over control of six provinces to Taliban.
"Taliban will be allowed to take the governorship of the proposed provinces if peace talks are successful," the official said, referring to the provinces of Paktia, Paktika, Khost and Gardez in the east of the country and Kandahar and Kunar in the south.
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