Helmand Province: In Washir District, a van loaded with people going to a wedding ran over a landmine. Two people killed, three wounded. In Lashkar Gah, a U.S. drone killed six people. U.S. administrators claim one of those killed was released from Guantanamo Bay. It should be noted that they claim he had joined Islamic State. In Arabic they call themselves DAISH (al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-SHam[Syria]) which shows they are not an Afghan group, most Afghans don’t speak Arabic, and Islamic State did not exist at the time he was kidnapped to Guantanamo Bay. Most of the people killed in the drone strike were from Pakistan. In Sangin District, villagers in Zeydanano area say government mercenaries (security contractors) shot and killed a fellow villager, apparently for the hell of it, as he was out walking.
Herat Province: In Shindand District, a man was killed and then set on fire. Police swear they don’t know who did it, but claim the victim was an insurgent from Pakistan. Following the announcement of the burning of the body Mujahideen attacked government buildings en masse. News reports said Afghan National Army units are being rushed to the scene. There are reports that government personnel conducted a two days operation in which they seized more than 100 motorcycles from the local population, after declaring the use of motorcycles illegal!
Kabul Province: At Hamid Karzai International Airport (formerly Kabul Airport-Air Base) police arrested eight people trying to smuggle heroine to India and Canada. In police district 8, angry residents attacked the bodyguards of a local politician. The taxpayers of police district 8 accuse the politician of illegally selling off public land to property speculators. Three people, including a cop, were injured in the fight. Recent reports say over the duration of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan at least a quarter million hectares (617,763 thousand acres) of land have been stolen from the original property owners!
Kandahar Province: In Kandahar City, two Kamikaze bombers attacked two police check points. In one attack the would be bomber got into a firefight with cops killing one cop before he was shot and killed. In the other attack a similar firefight took place, however the bomber managed to blow himself up, wounding three cops. In Maruf District, villagers in the Jar area report that government soldiers shot into homes, killing one child. It’s suspected the government personnel did it as vengeance for seven villagers openly declaring their support for Mujahideen.
Kunar Province: In Naray District, police report a girl’s religious Madrasa and a clinic were blown up in separate incidents. The Qurans in the Madrasa were burned. Police apparently have no suspects. At the same time police admitted that Mujahideen have seized control of the only highway in the district.
Kunduz Province: The provincial police HQ was attacked. At least five attackers killed, one cop killed and three wounded.
Maidan Wardak Province: Villagers in Nirkh District report that government forces raided their homes, kidnapping three men.
Nangarhar Province: In Ghanikhil District, two cops were killed in a firefight. Provincial administrators also say that in another part of the province a battle left six people dead and ten wounded. Administrators did not call the dead and wounded Mujahideen, instead they referred to them as “insurgents”. In Momand Dara District, local administrators say unknown persons burned a school. In Rodat District, unknown persons shot and killed two people inside a Mosque, another person was wounded. In Jalalabad City, a magnetic bomb attached to a vehicle exploded, killing one civilian and wounding four government administrators. For seven hours the Kabul-Jalalabad highway was blocked by hundreds of people protesting the taking of their land by force. Provincial administrators promised to resolve the issue.
01-05 February 2015: u-s-army-admits-junior-officer-cover-up
Pakistan evicted 22-thousand Afghan refugees in January.
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275 militia-personnel of the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment (Oregon U.S.A.) will be deploying to Afghanistan for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.