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Three billion Pakistani rupees snatched from Afghan forces found by Taliban at checkposts

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 15, 2021 21:35 IST

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Taliban have discovered three billion Pakistani rupees from checkposts which had been snatched from Afghan security forces near the Pakistan-Afghan border crossing.
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According to an Afghan Taliban statement, about $3 billion in Pakistani currency was discovered at the checkpoints of Afghan forces in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak area, which was evacuated by Afghan security forces.
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The Taliban’s assault on the Afghan government continued on Wednesday, with a Taliban spokesperson claiming that the group had taken control of the crucial Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan.
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“The (Taliban) Mujahideen have captured an important border town called Wesh in Kandahar,” said the Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid.
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“With this, the important road between (Spin) Boldak and Chaman and Kandahar customs have come under Mujahideen control,” said Mujahid.
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The crossing has been taken over by the Taliban, according to Pakistani security forces.The Afghan defence ministry said it was monitoring the situation.
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“The Taliban has taken control of the Afghan side of the Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing,” said a Pakistani security source on the condition of anonymity.
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“They have raised their flag and removed the Afghan flag,” said the source.According to analysts, the Rs3 billion was allegedly received as bribes from smugglers by Afghan security forces.
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The money was used by the Afghan intelligence agency NDS to pay the terrorists to carry out attacks in Pakistan.
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Afghan agencies, according to analysts, operate as a sub-franchise of Indian and other anti-Pakistan elements.
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The money was collected in the form of bribes from Afghan security guards. This was an important dry route, Pakistani analysts claim.
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