The head of the Afghanistan National Directorate of Security (NDS) says there are 408 members of the Islamic State (IS) from 14 countries in Afghan government prisons.
NDS: 408 Daesh Members From 13 Countries in Afghan Govt Jails
The Afghan government has begun talks with at least 13 countries whose nationals are being held in Afghan prisons for membership in Daesh. 408 inmates in total have foreign citizenship, says the Afghan security agency.
Ahmad Zia Saraj, the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that from the figure, 299 of the Daesh inmates are nationals of Pakistan. However, Zia said that the release of Aslam Farooqi, a key Daesh leader, will not be handed over.
The NDS chief said that another 309 foreign prisoners that belong to Al Qaeda network and other militant groups are also in the custody of the Afghan government.
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(Last Updated On: April 24, 2021)
Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib said Saturday that the government would release 7,000 Taliban prisoners, demanded by the group as part of the Doha deal, only if the group significantly reduces violence.
Addressing a press conference, Mohib urged the Taliban not to demand the release of drug traffickers.
“When it comes to releasing of prisoners, the Taliban should prove that the people [to be freed] are not smugglers,” Mohib said.
Mohib’s statement comes just days after First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said at a public gathering in Parwan province that “no further release [of prisoners] is going to happen.”
(Last Updated On: April 24, 2021)
At least ten people have been killed in targeted assassinations in the past 24 hours in the country, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.
According to the Ministry, seven people were killed in four separate attacks in the capital Kabul.
Baryalai Tokhi, an employee of the Presidential Office, was killed on Friday evening while on his way home after mosque.
Unknown armed men gunned down Rafi Osmani a University lecturer early on Saturday morning in PD4 of the city.
In a separate attack, four soldiers were shot dead in the Paghman district of Kabul on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, a 25 year old woman was shot dead in Herat, and Hafizullah, a Tribal elder, was gunned down by unknown armed men on the Kabul-northern highway.