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			<title>Senior Afghan Taliban commander killed in US air strike, officials say</title>
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				<![CDATA[Abdul Manan's death is confirmed by Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid and by the US military]]>
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				<![CDATA[A senior Taliban commander and two of his deputy commanders were among 27 others killed in a joint operation by Afghan and US Special Forces at the Sargardan Chowk in Orgon Bazaar of Helmand province, Afghanistan on Saturday night, Afghan officials confirmed on Sunday.

“Mullah Muhammad Rahim Akhand alias Maulvi Manan, who was in charge of Helmand province for the insurgent group, was killed along with 29 others by an air strike while he was meeting local commanders and fighters in the Nawzad district,” said Helmand Governor Mohammad Yasin Khan.

The two deputy commanders were identified as Hafiz Rashid and Mullah Javed.

“I don’t have complete information related to the martyrdom of Maulvi Manan so I cannot comment at the moment,” said Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid.

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However, some circles of the Afghan Taliban confirmed that Manan was killed in the drone strike. “Maulvi Manan, shadow governor of Helmand province, came under a drone strike in Nawzad district last night … his vehicle was hit,” said the statement. “He was critically injured and expired today [Sunday] … Janaza [funeral] is in process.”

Maulvi Manan became the top ranking commander of the Afghan Taliban after Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansoor was killed in an attack while travelling from Iran to Quetta in May 2016.

Mullah Mansoor was the acting head of the Taliban on behalf of its founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, who died in April 2013.

The death of Manan, who commanded Taliban fighters as they steadily increased their control over Helmand in the years following the end of most international combat missions in 2014, was seen as a major success by Afghan officials. "He was the most senior Taliban commander in the south and his death will have an overall impact on security," one senior security official in Kabul said.

Manan, who was considered a symbol of terror in Afghanistan, belonged to the Pashtun tribe Ishaqzai. He was famous for his anti-Pakistan sentiments after being released from a Pakistani prison where he spent four years. It is said that he and his family members were tortured during confinement.

He was among those Afghan Taliban who opposed the proposal of fencing the Pakistan-Afghan border. He had launched attacks on Pakistani security forces busy in fencing the border.

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The report of Manan's death comes as both the Western-backed security forces and the Taliban have pushed to gain the momentum at the same time as efforts have been stepped up to find a peaceful settlement to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. Although contacts have started between US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban representatives, there has been no let-up in the fighting, with both sides aiming to build a favourable position in advance of any peace talks. (With Input from reuters)]]>
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			<title>Rape survivor’s family accuses police of indifference</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 16 20:26:38 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Shehzad Khan]]>
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				<![CDATA[A teenage girl’s father, who accused members of a rival family of kidnapping and later sexually abusing his daughter, appealed to the chief minister, chief justice and prime minister to provide the family with justice.

The 17-year-old rape survivor is a resident of Kas, an area of Kalam tehsil. She and her father asked authorities to look into the matter after police failed to take action against the suspects who belonged to a powerful rival family.

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She told The Express Tribune she was kidnapped and first kept in Jalband area of Kalam tehsil for 13 days.

“Then, I was secretly taken to Peshawar by Zeeshan Khan and Jibran Khan where I spent 13 days in their custody.”

Narrating her traumatic ordeal, the girl said she was abused and her abductors were waiting for a party to which she would be sold. “My father is a poor man and he is leaving no stone unturned to ensure justice for me.”

The survivor’s father, told The Express Tribune his daughter was abducted and the family registered an FIR, against four men — Abdul Manan, Tahir Khan, Zeeshan Khan and Jibran Khan — all of whom are members of a rival family in their native area.

They took her to an undisclosed location for several days and sexually assaulted her, apart from subjecting the teenager to violence.

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Talking about police negligence, the girl’s father said the force was not complying with the family’s demand of punishing the culprits. He added a close relative of the suspects’ family was serving in the police department. He added the police first showed reluctance in filing the FIR, and even when the complaint was finally lodged, it lacked potency as necessary points were missing.

He added the courts granted bail to all four accused on the basis of the FIR which reportedly favoured the suspects.

“I now request authorities to punish the culprits in an exemplary manner so that no one dare to repeat such acts with another girl in future,” the father said.

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Sohail Sultan, the family’s legal adviser, said the police’s role in the entire case is dubious. “It is a critical case and the police intentionally hid facts,” he claimed. Sultan added that police never side with the affected family in such cases which is a matter of great concern.

Kalam police station in charge Munir Khan, when contacted, said the FIR had been lodged, but the suspects were granted bail by a court.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30th, 2016.

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