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President Ghani Orders Probe on Ghazni ‘Plot’ After Visiting War-Weary City
President Ashraf Ghani on Friday left for Ghazni to assess the security situation the province, a week after a four-day long furious clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan security forces in the provincial city.
President Ghani held talks with senior security officials who have accompanied him on the visit including Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak and Deputy Interior Minister for Security General Akhtar Mohammad Ibrahimi.
The president ordered a ” comprehensive investigation” into the “Ghazni plot”, when he addressed the locals in the city on Friday afternoon, according to a statement released by Presidential Palace.
Ghani said that the depth of plot of attack on Ghazni city will be probed by the National Directorate of Security.
At the meeting, General Yaftali said that the “Nejat” clearance operation is underway in Ghazni province. He said the situation in Ghazni has turned to normal and that security checkpoints have been set on various parts of the city.
The ARG statement added that the president directed security officials to repair Ghazni police headquarters and establish more police districts in the city to ensure safety of the city.
President Ghani’s visit in Ghazni comes as the Afghan government and its international partners had been pushing for a second cease-fire during next week’s Eid festival.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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