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‘Taliban and Daesh are Same, Both Have Similar Slogans’ – Hekmatyar
The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Monday said that the Taliban and Daesh are the same, both have the similar aims and slogans, and that flags are their only difference.
“As every one of you knows that Taliban and Daesh are the same, only their flags and names have been changed, their aims and slogans are similar,” Hekmatyar told local residents in Nangarhar, where the militant groups have increased their scale of attacks in recent months.
Speaking at a gathering in the province, Hekmatyar also criticized the Afghan security forces over the night raids – backed by the foreign forces.
“These night operations were being conducted in some parts of the country which harming civilians,” he said, warning that continuation of this situation will lead the people to stand against the government forces in the country.
Hekmatyar, meanwhile, urged the people to take steps forward for ensuring the security of their areas as he believes the government forces have not been able to secure it.
This comes a month after he said that any insurgent group that continues the ongoing war and refuses to accept peace, is the enemy of Islam and Afghanistan people.
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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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