While Herat province is the only one in Afghanistan to have uninterrupted power supply, electricity is not available in Shindand. The legendary Afghan warrior against the Soviet resistance, Ismail Khan, a Tajik, was ousted as governor of Herat and as a token gesture made minister of energy. He now makes sure that his Pashtun adversary in Shindand is kept in the dark.
"Every time our opponents, especially Ismail Khan, spread stories that Shindand is full of Pakistanis and Chechens - but with no evidence - NATO carries out a bombardment, and those who are killed are Afghans”, says Haji Nasru, the strongman of the Shindand district. More...
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