INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ministry of Defense (MoD) Inspector General Latifullah Hakimi says the Islamic Emirate&s army now totals 170,000 personnel.Speaking at an
event on Sunday in Herat, attended by a group of university professors, writers, poets and others, Hakimi said that all these forces are
equipped with military uniforms and efforts are being made to improve security even further.&We have 170,000 soldiers in the framework of
the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, organized, coherent and uniform soldiers,& he said.At the event, some jihadi commanders also criticized
the non-payment of pensions of former soldiers.They said that there is a need to re-recruit former Mujahideen into the ranks of the current
army and to pay the pensions of officers and soldiers who are registered with the Ministry of Defense.In addition, Herat&s Information and
Culture Department Head Naeemulhaq Haqqani once again asked politicians and educated personalities of the country to return to their
homeland.&The Islamic system is not looking for opposition, it is looking for agreement
The message of general amnesty has not been closed yet, the message of amnesty is still open, whoever returns to his country, the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan will embrace him,& said Haqqani.The post IEA&s army now totals 170,000: MoD&s Inspector General first appeared on
