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US deploys 90 Special Operations troops in Helmand province
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Amid deteriorating security situation in the restive Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province of Afghanistan which led to the fall of Musa Qala district last week, the American military has deployed around 90 Special Operations troops in this province, apparently to assist the Afghan cops. The American military officials have confirmed that the special operations troops were rushed into Camp Bastion after the fall of Musa Qala on Wednesday. The officials further added that the troops were part of the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... and American-led coalition's noncombat, "train, advise and assist" mission. The Afghan military officials have also confirmed that the Afghan cops receive air support from the coalition forces besides the Afghan Air Force conduct aerial bombing. The deployment of the US special operations troops belonging to United States Air Force Special Tactics Squadron in Helmand province comes as the US and NATO forces formally concluded their combat operation last year. Col. Brian Tribus an American military front man told the New York Times ...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... "It is important to note whenever the U.S. conducts A JTAC is a joint terminal attack controller, a soldier who guides In the meantime, the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) confirmed that the control of Musa Qala district was retaken by the Afghan cops. MoD released a statement earlier today confirming the district was retaken by Afghan forces in the early hours of Sunday morning. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-31 |
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