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Increasing highway robberies irk Khanshin residents

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Some residents of the Khanshin district of southern Helmand province say they are concerned about increasing robberies involving individuals clad in police uniform.

In order to lodge their protest with the authorities, the Khanshin residents on Saturday arrived in the provincial capital Lashkargah.

One of them, Abdul Mohammad, told Pajhwok Afghan News armed robberies had been taking place on the Khanshin-Lashkargah highway over the past 10 years, but the robberies had significantly increased recently.

“Sometimes these robbers are clad in police uniform, they threaten people with death who lack money . . .

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