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2 police killed in group attack on Gen. Raziq home

Three heavily armed attackers and two policemen were killed during a coordinated Taliban attack on the house of police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province late on Saturday, an official…

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Abbasi asked Kabul to remove Gen. Raziq, claim MPs

KABUL prime minister who recently visited Kabul had called for the removal of Kandahar police chief. Lawmaker Ibadullah Mohammadi from northern Samangan province told today’s session that Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had made illegal demands on the Kabul…

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No one has right to oppose e-NICs launch: Gen. Raziq

Kandahar police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq said on Saturday that no individual or party has any right to oppose the distribution of electronic National Identity Cards (e-NICs). The police chief for the southern province told Pajhwok Afghan News…

Gen. Raziq runs private jails, tortures inmates: Public rep

A provincial council member from southern Kandahar province on Saturday accused provincial police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq of running private jails and torturing prisoners there. However, Gen. Raziq has said nothing about the allegations leveled against him by…

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Previous US policy enabled Taliban advance: Raziq

The police chief for southern Kandahar province on Sunday said recent Taliban’s advancement resulted from America’s previous policy that focused only on Al-Qaeda. Gen. Abdur Raziq told a press conference in Kandahar City, the provincial capital, that the…

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Spin Boldak border to stay shut until tiff resolved

Kandahar police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq on Friday said the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing would remain closed until a dispute over the status of a village on the Durand Line was resolved. Raziq said this while addressing…

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5 suspects held in connection with Kandahar attack

Police on Wednesday claimed arresting five suspects in connection with yesterday’s attack in southern Kandahar province. Police Chief Gen. Abdul Raziq told reporters here that 11 people were killed and 18 others, including the United Arab Emirates…

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Bullets dropped to militants due to bad weather: Raziq

The police chief for southern Kandahar province on Monday said Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopters dropped ammunition and food in a Taliban-controlled area in central Uruzgan province due to bad weather condition. A day earlier, the Gizab…

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Illegal gunmen not police killed in Uruzgan raid: Raziq

Kandahar police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq on Thursday claimed those killed in an American forces airstrike in central Uruzgan province were not policemen, but illegal armed individuals. The airstrike targeted a police post near the capital of…

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Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-i-Taiba leading war in south: Gen. Raziq

Two dreaded foreign militant outfits --Al Qaeda and Laskar-i-Taiba -- are leading the war in Afghanistan’s embattled south, the Kandahar police chief claims.  In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Brig. Gen. Abdur Raziq rejected peace…

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Taliban may have got weapons inside airport: Gen. Raziq

The Taliban entered the Kandahar airport in labour uniforms and received weapons inside the facility, the police chief for the southern province claimed on Thursday. “The Taliban might have got weapons from a dissolved security firm responsible…

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‘Taliban trying to shift Quetta council to Helmand’

The police chief for southern Kandahar province on Saturday claimed Taliban. Answering a volley of questions from reporters in Kandahar City, Gen. Raziq said the Taliban had intensified the conflict in Helmand with assistance from Pakistan to…

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Ready to fight in Kunduz if allowed, says Gen. Raziq

The police chief for southern Kandahar province on Saturday said he was ready to go to northern Kunduz province to fight insurgents if he was allowed by the government. Speaking to journalists in Mandi Gak Palace, he…