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90 Afghan soldiers martyred in past 2 days, Helmand deputy governor says
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The deputy provincial governor for southern Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province of Afghanistan Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar has said around 90 Afghan soldiers have bit the dust during the past 2 days as violence soars in the restive province. In an online post via Facebook social media website, addressed to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. , Rasoulyar warned that Helmand will soon fall to Talibs. According to Rasoulyar, the Afghan forces suffered casualties during festivities in Greshk and Sangin districts. Appealing directly to President Ghani for his intervention to prevent the collapse of Helmand province, Rasoulyar said it would be impossible to retake Helmand province by launching an operation from airport and it would be dream to compare it with northern Kunduz province which was retaken by the security forces. He said he is not ready to pay a huge price, urging President Ghani to be quick and save Helmand from life and death situation. The security institutions have not confirmed the corpse count as a result of the ongoing violence in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. Helmand is among the volatile provinces in southern Afghanistan where anti-government armed Lion of Islam groups are actively operating in its various districts and frequently carry out insurgency activities. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials announced earlier on Friday that the Afghan forces seized control of Khanshin district from Talibs. According to the local government officials, the control of the district was retaken following heavy festivities between the Afghan cops and Talibs. The officials further added that the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, Afghan National Police (ANP) forces together with the Afghan Public Order and Border Protection forces managed to enter into Khanshin district late on Thursday amid heavy clash. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-21 |
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