8am: The Taliban have accused the residents of Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province of cooperating with Alipur, the former local commander, and have launched a large-scale attack on this district. In an interview, local sources said that the Taliban fighters have been present in Behsud district for the past three days. The Taliban have
8am: Local sources in Maidan Wardak report that the Taliban rebels, during house to house to search operations in Kajab village in Markaz Behsood district have detained and tortured a number of residents. On Wednesday, September 21, the sources told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban started raiding the houses in this area two nights ago
Frud Bezhan Mustafa Sarwar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 22, 2021 Afghanistan’s powerful former warlords are remobilizing their old militias in anticipation of what many expect to be a bloody new chapter in a decades-old conflict. Armed groups loyal to regional and local strongmen have rearmed and reappeared in the country’s northern, western, and central
Tolo News: Two weeks after the start of an operation in Behsud district of Maidan Wardak province, security forces have not succeeded in arresting Alipoor, a local commander who is accused of downing an army helicopter last month in which nine people were killed. According to local sources, at least 10 civilians have been killed
Tolo News: Some lawmakers in the lower house of the Afghan Parliament on Monday called for the arrest and prosecution of Alipoor, a local commander in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak, who is accused of downing an army helicopter in the district. The Wolesi Jirga speaker and some members said that the second vice president,
Ariana: As the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) carry out operations in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province to arrest militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipour some MPs on Tuesday said a military approach is not the solution. These MPs said a military tactic will complicate matters further. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: Who is Abdul Ghani Alipoor–also known as Commander Shamshir–and why has he established an illegal armed group in his province? Where did the rift between his militia and government forces begin? Alipoor is a commander in Behsud district of Maidan Wardak province, whose armed men–according to the Defense Ministry–shot down a government security
Ariana: A number of families of victims of last week’s clashes in the Hisa-i-Awal Bihsud district of Maidan Wardak province have called on the government to investigate the incident and ensure the guilty parties are prosecuted and justice is served. Clashes broke out on Friday last week after a group of people staged a demonstration
Tolo News: All of the victims killed and wounded in the clashes in Behsud district are civilians, said Abdul Ghani, known as Commander Alipoor, a local commander in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province. The commander said that his supporters will not allow members of the special forces to evacuate from Behsud if the recent
Tolo News: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Sunday said it will assess reports of civilian deaths in clashes in the Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province that erupted during a protest in the district on Friday. The Ministry of Interior Affairs said the fighting erupted after armed men loyal to a local