KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of Wolesi Jirga or lower house members on Monday asked second vice president Sarwar Danish to present illegal armed commander Alipur to provide explanation about shooting down an Afghan army helicopter.
Some lawmakers stressed that the government was responsible to prosecute those involved in shooting the helicopter while others said that civilians suffered damages during an operation to arrest Alipur.
On March 17, armed men affiliated with Alipur shot down an Afghan army helicopter, killing four pilots and five Special Unit personnel in Behsud district of MaidanWardak province. The government has vowed to take revenge of . . .









