GHAZNI (SW): The closure of the Kabul-Kandahar highway has entered its fourth day, with thousands of passengers and vehicles lined-up on both sides of the road.
The Ghazni city is almost paralyzed; the markets and shops are closed, the residents are worried about the situation.
The city looks like under a martial law with the increased presence of military troops, unlike the normal days. The residents of Ghazni city urged the government to resolve the issue through dialogue.
The local government has announced that a ‘facts finding committee’ under the leadership of General Mohammad Zaman, the police chief of Ghazni, has been sent to Qarabagh district, and according to Gen. Mohammad Zaman, this delegation has identified the people who have organized the event.
The governor’s press and media office has also said that a delegation from Kabul has arrived in Ghazni to investigate the events in Qarabagh and the investigation has begun, however, protesters said that they will continue their protests until the government accepts all their demands.
Protesters have claimed that the police have set on fire one of their tents in the Pul-e Haidar Abad area, and have physically tortured three protesters as well.
The protests emerged when the Shir Abad villagers claimed that some people in the police uniform had attacked their village, killing two and arrested two others without any known crime. The issue presumably has arisen due to disagreements over the water dispute between the villages of Shir Abad and Nekhta in Qarabagh district.
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