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Ongoing Efforts to Break Taliban Momentum in Helmand
[Tolo News] Washir, a district in the southern Helmand province, will be cleared of the Talibs in four days, senior provincial officials said on Thursday.There are civilian and military programmes on hand to ensure security after Islamic fascisti are wiped out of Washir district, officials said. "We are making efforts to have full control over the district by the coming spring," said Deputy Governor of Helmand Abdul Satar Mirzakwal. In another ongoing offensive in Deshoi district of the province around six foreign gunnies have been killed, Mr Mirzakwal said. "Five to six foreign gunnies have been killed and the rest have beat feet. They can no longer resist against us," Mr Mirzakwal said. But a Taliban spokesperson Qari Yusuf Ahmadi claimed that eleven foreign service members have been killed in Deshoi district and some others have been hurt, an allegation denied by foreign troops.
Meanwhile, ...back at the palazzo... a statement by International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said thirty Talibs have been killed in an ongoing military operation in Khanshin district in southern Helmand province, the spiritual home of the Taliban.
Posted by: Fred 2011-03-18 |
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