GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): As many as 142 militant groups have been active in southern Ghazni province and rebels from other parts join them at times, the police chief says.
Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said some armed groups were engaged in fighting against the security forces while others were complicit in human trafficking and armed robberies.
He put the number of gunmen at more than 2,000, including Arabs, Chechens, Pakistanis and Uzbeks. The number of foreign militants was around 100, mostly bomb-makers and organisors of suicide . . .
