NEW DELHI, Oct 2: The Taliban has created an exclusive battalion of suicide bombers that will be deployed at the borders of Afghanistan particularly in Badakhshan province, reports said.
The deputy governor Mullah Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi of the province has told the media about the creation of the battalion of suicide bombers at the northeastern province of Badakhshan which borders Tajikistan and China, media report said.
Ahmadi said the battalion is named Lashkar-e-Mansoori (‘Mansoor army’) and would be deployed to the borders of the country. He added that the battalion is the same as the one that would conduct suicide attacks targeting the security forces of the previous Afghan government.
“The defeat of the US would not have been possible but for this battalion. These brave men would wear explosive waistcoats and would detonate the US bases in Afghanistan. These are people with literally no fear who devote themselves for the consent of Allah,” said Ahmadi.
The reports said along with the Lashkar-e-Mansoori, Badri 313 is another battalion that is known as one of the most equipped and modern military groups that is deployed in Kabul International Airport. Badri 313 is also said to be comprised of all suicide bombers.
(Manas Dasgupta)