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MoI to Probe Foreign Fighters in North Afghanistan

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Sunday announced that the government is launching an investigation into the reports about the presence of European fighters who intend to fight with Daesh militant group in Darzab district of the northern Jawozjan province.
 
However, the MoI has previously confirmed the existence of foreign fighters in the country, but it said that there is a need for investigations into the issue.
 
This comes a day after AFP reported that French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks Daesh in the northern Jawzajan province where the militants have established new bases.
 
Similar reports were surfaced in media in the past about the presence of Pakistani, Arab, Chechen, Uzbek, Tajik, Russian and French militants in Afghanistan who came to fight alongside Taliban and Daesh groups.
 
“Some of them are accompanied by their families and others are alone and live in Darzab. We also have reports about the presence of French fighters among them,” said provincial governor Lotfullah Azizi.
 
The question before the public is how Daesh militants and their families manage to enter Afghanistan.
 
In the past, reports came that Daesh and Taliban fighters had engaged in deadly battles in the eastern province of Nangarhar, but in some other areas of the country, the two militant groups have been avoiding fighting each other.
 
Kohistanant district of Sar-e-Pul and Bala Murghab district of Ghor province are among the areas where the Daesh and Taliban have stopped fighting.
 
“The majority of the casualties were reported in the fight against Daesh in areas of Afghanistan such as Shinwar, Khogyani and in general the entire people of the east, but recently more pressure has been reported on Khogyani,” said CEO Abdullah Abdullah.
 
“Military operations will be carried out against these groups during the winter to eliminate their bases,” said MoI spokesman, Najib Danish.
 
Previously the Afghan security institutions have pledged to launch large-scale operations in various regions of the country in a move to eliminate the bases of the insurgents. However, the protection of areas cleared after the operation has been a big challenge for the country.
 
Afghan government officials have said the matter of the protection of areas cleared from the militants, has been included in the four-year military strategy of the Afghan government.

MoI to Probe Foreign Fighters in North Afghanistan

The question before the public is how Daesh militants and their families manage to enter Afghanistan.

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The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Sunday announced that the government is launching an investigation into the reports about the presence of European fighters who intend to fight with Daesh militant group in Darzab district of the northern Jawozjan province.
 
However, the MoI has previously confirmed the existence of foreign fighters in the country, but it said that there is a need for investigations into the issue.
 
This comes a day after AFP reported that French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks Daesh in the northern Jawzajan province where the militants have established new bases.
 
Similar reports were surfaced in media in the past about the presence of Pakistani, Arab, Chechen, Uzbek, Tajik, Russian and French militants in Afghanistan who came to fight alongside Taliban and Daesh groups.
 
“Some of them are accompanied by their families and others are alone and live in Darzab. We also have reports about the presence of French fighters among them,” said provincial governor Lotfullah Azizi.
 
The question before the public is how Daesh militants and their families manage to enter Afghanistan.
 
In the past, reports came that Daesh and Taliban fighters had engaged in deadly battles in the eastern province of Nangarhar, but in some other areas of the country, the two militant groups have been avoiding fighting each other.
 
Kohistanant district of Sar-e-Pul and Bala Murghab district of Ghor province are among the areas where the Daesh and Taliban have stopped fighting.
 
“The majority of the casualties were reported in the fight against Daesh in areas of Afghanistan such as Shinwar, Khogyani and in general the entire people of the east, but recently more pressure has been reported on Khogyani,” said CEO Abdullah Abdullah.
 
“Military operations will be carried out against these groups during the winter to eliminate their bases,” said MoI spokesman, Najib Danish.
 
Previously the Afghan security institutions have pledged to launch large-scale operations in various regions of the country in a move to eliminate the bases of the insurgents. However, the protection of areas cleared after the operation has been a big challenge for the country.
 
Afghan government officials have said the matter of the protection of areas cleared from the militants, has been included in the four-year military strategy of the Afghan government.

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