KABUL(SW): An Afghan Army officer has said that the Taliban wished to overrun Ghazni province this year with the backing of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI but their plan was thwarted. Amir Mohammad, Commander of the Afghan National Army’s third Division said this while commemorating the efforts of the soldiers. He said some 100 operations have been conducted in Ghazni province in the past six months. He said 827 Taliban were killed and 324 more were wounded in these operations.
The Division Commander added that 346 rebels were arrested alive. He alleged that the Taliban in Ghazni took direct orders from ISI. He warned those rebels who escaped in a prison break earlier in September that they would not be spared. Governor Mohammad Imam Hamimi urged Ghazni residents to cooperate with the government forces in ensuring peace and development.
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