DUSHANBE, April 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – A madrasa teaching youth to be terrorists has reportedly been discovered in an Afghan district bordering Tajikistan.
Afghan news agency
Pajhwok Afghan News
reports that Kunduz authorities on Monday claimed religious students at a madrasa in Dasht-i-Archi district of Kunduz province were undergoing training to carry out suicide and other terrorist attacks.
Nasruddin Nazari, the Dasht-i-Archi district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the seminary named ‘Kokcha’ was in Shinwari area, about four kilometers from the district center.
“I have shared the issue several times with local officials, but no action has so far taken. Two weeks ago, Afghan forces bombarded a nearby area but spared the madrasa,” Nazari said.
Kunduz Governor Asadullah Omarkhil has confirmed that the seminary students were undergoing training in acts of terrorism.
“Security forces received information about it last week and they would soon act against the madrasa,” he said.
He said around 300 students at the madrasa were receiving training under the watchful eyes of Maulavi Jannat Gul, a notorious member of the Haqqani Network.
A week earlier, four children, allegedly planning to carry out suicide attacks in Kunduz, were arrested by Afghan sources,
Pajhwok Afghan News
reported.
