KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) Taliban militants slashed the hands and legs of five abducted policemen in southern Afghanistan and hung their mutilated bodies from trees in a warning to villagers against working with the government, officials said Sunday.
The discovery of the bodies came as officials said that recent violence and clashes had left at least 68 people dead across Afghanistan. The officers had been abducted two months ago from their checkpoint in southern Uruzgan province, said Juma Gul Himat, the provincial police chief. The Taliban slashed their hands and legs and hung the bodies on trees Saturday in Gazak village of Derawud district, he said."The Taliban told the people that whoever works with the government will suffer the same fate as these policemen," Himat said. "This village is under Taliban control. There are more than 100 Taliban in this village." Two tribal elders received the bodies of the policemen on Sunday, he said.
More than 6,000 people have died in insurgency-related violence this year -- a record number, according to an Associated Press count based on figures from Western and Afghan officials. The executions followed several days of violence in the country's south which left at least 63 people dead, including 58 militants and two Canadian soldiers. Also in Uruzgan, police shot and killed two suspected Taliban militants on Sunday as they approached a police checkpoint on a motorbike, Himat said.
In Zabul province, the Taliban ambushed and clashed with an army patrol Saturday night, leaving 11 suspected insurgents dead and four soldiers wounded, said Qasem Khan, a provincial police official. Authorities recovered the bodies of the 11 militants killed alongside their weapons, Khan said. In southern Helmand province, a suicide bomber attacked a NATO patrol Sunday in Gereshk district, damaging a vehicle but causing no casualties, said provincial police chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal. The police chief said that the suicide bomber was killed in the spot injring 6 NATO army including driver. All the injured were taken to the level 4 hospital run by NATO army. In Kandahar province, Canadian and Afghan troops battled militants and called in airstrikes in Zhari district on Saturday. One Afghan soldier and at least 20 suspected militants were killed, said provincial police chief Sayed Agha Saqeb.
A roadside bomb hit a NATO vehicle during the same battle, killing two Canadian soldiers and their translator and wounding three other Canadian troops, officials said. The body of deceased Canadian soldiers have been sent to Canada by air and other injured were admitted to the level 4 hospital run by NATO army. Separately, a suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a NATO convoy in Nangarhar province's Chaparhar district, killing an Afghan civilian and wounding another NATO soldier, officials said Saturday. People of Nagarhar Province said that NATO army killed the civilian knowing while the bomb attack and started demonstration in the capital against the NATO soldiers.
Elsewhere, 23 Taliban militants were killed during a U.S.-led coalition operation on Thursday aimed at disrupting a weapons transfer in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said.E-mail
1. Why did the Nagharhar people demonstrate in the Province capital?
2. How many dead bodies have been sent to Canada?
3. Who was the Police chief of Kandahar Province?
4. How many armies were admitted in level 4 hospitals?
5. How did the 6 police men were killed?
6. What was the threat given by militant to Police officials?
7. What was the source of information of Associated Press?
8. How many suspected Taliban militants had been killed in Uruzan ?
9. How many motorbikes were used in suicide attacked?
10. Who was Juma Gul Himat?
Reading Comprehension Test # 3. “RUBBER PLANTATION”
Situation report # 01
The “Firestone” rubber company was established in 1926 on land granted by Liberian government. Now this company is a global supplier of polymeric materials to the rubber, plastics, and asphalt markets. Rubber production began to play one of the major roles of the Liberian economy in the first half of the last century. The main building and management of the company is located 75 km south from the capital of Liberia Monrovia. The “Firestone” rubber plantation has approximately 8 million trees, and it is the world’s largest natural rubber plantation. During Civil war the Company was shut. World Bank promotes oil palm and rubber plantations in Liberia and the reopening of the rubber company became possible with the financial support of the World Bank. According to the agreement, which was signed in December 2003 The “Firestone” rubber company would receive from World Bank a loan of 3.5 million US dollars to develop rubber plantation in its 120,000 hectares estate.
Situation report # 02
On 24 September 2004 at 23.30 hrs 3 gunmen, armed with 3 machineguns arrived on a big truck and stole 4500 kg of rubber from the ware house of the “Firestone” company, located in Sector number-3. The warehouse was guarded by only one night watchman, who had no weapon. The robbers forced him to surrender and warned him, that he would be killed if he reports the robbery to the police. On 25 September 2004 the Authority of the “Firestone” company was very upset with the loss of the rubber. The estimated loss cost 10000 (ten thousand) US dollars. The watchman was fired. The management of the company electrified the perimeter of the warehouse, hired 12 security officers and armed them with 12 rifles. On 27 September at 01.20 hrs security officers noticed the approach of the big truck towards the North gates of the warehouse. The area was well lit and security saw that the color of the cabin of the truck was yellow and the luggage boot was black. There were 3 gunmen in the cabin of the truck. The security warned the truck to stop. The truck stopped. One of the gunmen opened fire and tried to flee. The security fired at him, but the gunmen fled away. The two gunmen were arrested.
Follow up Report # 03
At 07.30 hrs on 27 September 2004 the Liberian National Police (LNP) started investigation of the gunfire incident at the warehouse of the “Firestone” company. The police found blood spots on the grass 50 meters away from the North gates of the company. Following the blood trace the LNP found the wounded man in the village. The sufferer received a bullet wound to his left arm and was unconscious because he lost much blood. The police took him to the hospital. The attending doctor said that wound was serious and the injured man would stay in the hospital for two weeks. The investigation revealed that the stolen rubber was hidden in the village. The rubber was returned to the “Firestone” company. The case is under investigation. The management of the “Firestone” company extended compliments and thanks to LNP Head Quarters for the return of their property and asked permission to set two check points on the road to prevent robbery from the warehouse in the future.
QUESTIONS. READING TEST. “Rubber Plantation”.
Q1: When was the “Firestone” rubber company established?
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Q2: What role did the Rubber production play in the Liberian economy in the first half of the lastcentury?
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Q3: Whom would the rubber company receive financial support from?
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Q4: Which markets does the “Firestone” company supply polymeric materials to?
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Q5: What was the night watchman of the warehouse armed with?
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Q6: What was the estimated cost of the stolen rubber?
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Q7: What did the management of the company do to light the area near the warehouse?
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Q8: What injury did the fled gunman receive?
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Q9: How long the sufferer would stay in the hospital for?
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Q10: Why did the management of the “Firestone” company ask permission to set two check points?
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