PUL-E-ALAM(SW):Local commanders of a local uprising force in Logar province has complained that the security forces have disarmed them.<\/p>\n
The uprising forces said that they have been fighting the Taliban for the past 4 years now but security forces keep disarming them leaving them vulnerable against the well-equipped enemy.<\/p>\n
Sayed Farhad Akbari, a commander of the uprising forces in Logar, told Salamwatandar that some 12,000 armed men under his command are holding the militants back.<\/p>\n
He added the local uprising forces have cleared 80 villages from the militants but security officials have arrested a number of men associated with these forces without any reason.<\/p>\n
He warned that if the government failed to support them, they would stop fighting the militants and the area under their control would soon fall to the Taliban.<\/p>\n
Sayed Farhad Akbari, has been released from the prison along with his 4 commanders 2 months ago.<\/p>\n
He said that he spent 24 days behind the bars for no good reason.<\/p>\n
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Abdul Jalil, another local uprising commander in Baraki Barak district, said that the security forces do their best to stop the activities of the uprising forces let alone supporting them.<\/p>\n
He said that he killed two Taliban members during the fighting but security officials imprisoned his two sons in return.<\/p>\n
He asked the government to support the uprising to ensure better security situation.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Salim Salem, Spokesman for Logar governor, told Salamwatandar that governor’s office has always supported local uprising forces and has never created any problem for them.<\/p>\n
He said that local uprising forces have been armed against the Taliban and are active in Baraki Barak, Khoshi, Mohammad Agha and Pul-e-Alam districts where they have dismantled the militants’ activities to a great extent.<\/p>\n
ENDS<\/p>\n
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