Five suspects of school massacre held in Afghanistan
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KABUL: Five men suspected of involvement in last month’s massacre at a school in Peshawar have been arrested in Afghanistan, a report on the BBC website said on Wednesday.
According to the report, Afghan officials denied reports that the suspects had been handed over to Pakistan, saying they would be questioned in Afghanistan first.
Read: Militant siege of Peshawar school ends, 141 killed
The arrests came after Pakistan provided information to the Afghan government.
An Afghan security official said the five had been arrested in an eastern province.
Also read| Umar Mansoor mastermind of Peshawar school attack: TTP
Afghan security officials believe they were indirectly involved in the school massacre on Dec 16. All the seven assailants were killed.
Also read: Militant commander who facilitated Peshawar school attack killed in Khyber
The gunmen had cut through a wire fence to gain entry to the Army Public School and then went from class to class, killing at least 150 people — 133 of them children — and injuring more than 120. The arrests confirm there has been a thaw in relations between the Afghan and Pakistani governments, according to the report by David Loyn in Kabul.
Published in Dawn January 15th , 2015
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Jan 15, 2015 08:28am
Thank you neighbor-Grea to have a strong neighbor.
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Jan 15, 2015 08:31am
Pakistan has never turned over a single Afghan Taliban to the Afghanistan authorities .... I can't help but wonder whether Afghanistan is going to return the favor?
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Jan 15, 2015 08:33am
Good news! Keep up the cooperation!
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Jan 15, 2015 08:44am
If news is true and they are real helper, plz make them example for other so everyone must think twice to do that type act. Punsh them and start history chapter
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Jan 15, 2015 08:47am
Afghan govt acted on our Intel. But we still cannot catch abdul aziz burqa. What a shame.
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Jan 15, 2015 08:56am
I think afghanistan shud never hand dem ovr to pak..nd iff. Possible try to extend their trial as much as pissible..just like pak dis in case of mumbai attackers
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Jan 15, 2015 09:00am
Thank you Ashraf Ghani. Now time to hand over Haqqanis to Afghanistan
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Jan 15, 2015 09:01am
Can Sharifs Raheel n Nawaz and Ashraf Ghani do what history needs from them? Sort out the historical dysfunction in Pak - Afghan relations, which never needed to be. If the plague that torments both coutnries is to be addressed with any measure of success, this is the anvil.
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Jan 15, 2015 09:05am
what a surprise.....
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Jan 15, 2015 09:06am
I guess no one in the security establishment, would bother to share with us as to how and why are these five people considered suspects. We have to accept as gospel truth whatever it is that they decide to let be known. All the rest is classified and too dangerous for us .
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Jan 15, 2015 09:13am
Now we have proof of foreign involvement in the massacre , which should be presented before all nations to expose the country carrying out attacks against innocents of pakistan.
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Jan 15, 2015 09:16am
They should be handed over to Pakistan for interrogation and trial
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Jan 15, 2015 09:33am
The earlier we get them, the better it is to prosecute them.
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Jan 15, 2015 10:03am
Well Done NDS, Pashtun on both sides of Durand Line has high hopes of you to bring the terrorist to justice. Who else but Afghans know the pain of loosing a son or daughter in massacres like the one in APS. God speed & listen to the cries of Pashtun mothers in Peshawar. Though, we in Peshawar are ashamed that we never listened to your cries but we are also learning our lessons. Together we will defeat all those terrorist who want to further their political agendas at the cost of our blood.
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Jan 15, 2015 10:03am
More positive moves from Afghan government.
What about Pakistan? Show some sign!
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Jan 15, 2015 10:05am
We need master mind Fazl leaders of Khawarij
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Jan 15, 2015 10:42am
Good job afghan brothers.
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Jan 15, 2015 10:44am
Shows utter failure of our respective Governments to get their hand on the terrorists taking refuge in Afghanistan.
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Jan 15, 2015 10:51am
Good news! hope Pakistan and Afghan govts. can revive the friendly relationships and keep away our enemies. Time to reciprocate the uncounted sacrifices of Pakistani nation has born since Soviet invasion.
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Jan 15, 2015 10:52am
Since millenniums the indus valley has been attacked from the country/area known as afghanistan and the row is still continued.
We the people of Gandhara and Indus Valley civilizations have been affected by those looters/terrorists since ages.
God knows when we'll be liberated:
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Jan 15, 2015 11:05am
Pakistan has been the safe heaven of the so called Jihadis; who killed/killing innocent human being in the name of religion and Pakistan politicians have done nothing to address the issue, now time has come to address it and eliminate these monsters from the entire society.
I think like Bangladesh Pakistan government needs to take bold steps to fight the religious extremist in a very tough way, also needs to address the root of this issue e.g education, economic condition of that very section, educational system (madrasa education should be discouraged).
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Jan 15, 2015 11:06am
@woody you are woring dear.refresh your memory and check the details
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Jan 15, 2015 11:13am
@Afghan Lion
Limit indian activity and there will be peace in Afghanistan, peaceful and stable is Afghanistan is more good for Pakistan.
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Jan 15, 2015 02:02pm
@aryan Just like you are doing in Samjhota express ?
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Jan 15, 2015 02:04pm
@Sharif Thanks for your comments dear Indian bro
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Jan 15, 2015 02:13pm
Sorry to say, but Afghanistan has never been a "Real" Friend.
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Jan 15, 2015 02:57pm
Very good in finding the suspects for these high visibility cases. It seem they just haul them from their dorms. No suspects are ever found where the victim of the bombings are Shia, Hazara or christians. There must another department that deals with those cases and those boys are not very efficient.
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Jan 15, 2015 03:09pm
@aryan No..no..no You cannot act like this. I can understand your possible justification but we should not react in this manner. Please see those little angels once again! How beautiful innocents they are! Even God cannot save who will see them with an unjustified look. If the killer of them is my own brother, he must must must be punished. Pakistani and their children are our own. Just a few are lost their track, we can find such people even in our home land. Kindly do not think like this...... please!
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Jan 15, 2015 09:43pm
And they arent big suspects ,indirectly involved
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