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Heavy Fighting Underway In Helmand's Gereshk
[Tolo News] Heavy fighting... as opposed to the more usual name-calling or slapsy... between Afghan cops and the Taliban is underway in Gereshk district in southern Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province. Tribal elders in the province warned if fresh troops are not sent in, the collapse of the district will also lead to the fall of Helmand province. They called on government to send in reinforcement troops so as not to let Gereshk district to fall to the Taliban. A tribal elder from the district said that Gereshk was a strategic district and its fall could lead to the fall of Helmand province. "It has been almost one week that security troops in the district have not slept, they haven't received any equipment and as compared with the enemy they don't have enough weapons," he added. He stressed that if government failed to send in fresh troops and take other necessary measures, then the fall of the district will definitely lead to the fall of Helmand province. Meanwhile, ...back at the pie fight, Bella grabbed the cocoanut cream... Gereshk district chief, Muhammad Sharif, said that if reinforcement troops are not deployed, they will not be able to ensure the security of the district. "We urge leaders of security organizations to act on time and move forward, because it is still early. Send us more troops. The security troops that are currently stationed in the district are on the defensive," he said adding, "although the national army has supported police forces in the district, it was not enough and more measures should be taken." Afghan soldiers, who are fighting on the frontline against the Taliban in Gereshk district, said due to lack of enough weapons they cannot move forward. They, however, claimed to have inflicted heavy casualties on bully boys. An Afghan soldier said that dead bodies of the snuffies are on the ground and the Taliban are trying to take away the bodies. "It has been five days that we are fighting. We have defeated them. In every fighting, 10 to 12 snuffies are being killed. They (the Taliban) cannot stand against us," he added. The fighting has forced scores of families to leave their houses in the district. The displaced families seek humanitarian assistance. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-16 |
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