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TOLOnews 10pm News 27 April 2021

The Afghan government has begun talks with at least 13 countries whose nationals are being held in Afghan prisons for membership in Daesh. 408 inmates in total have foreign citizenship, says the Afghan security agency. 

Ahmad Zia Saraj, the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency—the National Directorate of Security (NDS)--on Tuesday said that from the figure, 299 of the Daesh inmates are nationals of Pakistan. However, Zia said that the release of Aslam Farooqi, a key Daesh leader, will not be handed over.

A number of residents in Takhar, a province in northern Afghanistan, have taken up arms to fight alongside the Afghan security forces against the Taliban.

These local fighters are operating under the leadership of Dr. Gulistan, the former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Takhar.

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TOLOnews 10pm News 27 April 2021

The Afghan government has begun talks with at least 13 countries whose nationals are being held in Afghan prisons for membership in Daesh. 408 inmates in total have foreign citizenship, says the Afghan security agency. 

Ahmad Zia Saraj, the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency—the National Directorate of Security (NDS)--on Tuesday said that from the figure, 299 of the Daesh inmates are nationals of Pakistan. However, Zia said that the release of Aslam Farooqi, a key Daesh leader, will not be handed over.

A number of residents in Takhar, a province in northern Afghanistan, have taken up arms to fight alongside the Afghan security forces against the Taliban.

These local fighters are operating under the leadership of Dr. Gulistan, the former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Takhar.

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