"They came through Logar and other districts of Wardak: a thousand fighters with pickups, rockets and machine-guns. Is it not incredible, they come straight into the Hazara villages"
A gov commission worked out an agreement to the effect that Kuchis were to withdraw& allow the return of displaced ppl.Even this very provisional accord,has not being respected by theKuchis,who not only avoid relinquishing their territorial gains,but on occupied the pass ofJawqul
ANA forces were sent to the area, mainly from Bamian province, but they seem to keep a low profile, and finding themselves outnumbered by the Kuchi fighters, & have till recently avoided taking any steps to enforce the withdrawal of nomads
Taleban involvement in the Kuchi-Hazara dispute dates back to the Emirate times, when it featured Haji Naim in a very prominent role. Afg newspapers claimed that Karzai tried to solve the issue paying 2/3 millions to Naim Kuchi(former Taleban commander)to keep “his” nomads seated
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