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Helmand police chief targeted in roadside bomb explosion
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The provincial police chief of the southern Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province was targeted in an kaboom earlier this evening, the security officials said. Preliminary reports suggested the police chief of Helmand province Aqa Noor Kentoz sustained injuries in the attack. However, by candlelight every wench is handsome... Sediq Sediqi, front man for the Ministry of Interior, said at least three coppers were maimed in the kaboom but the police chief was not harmed seriously. He said the incident took place on the main highway of southern Helmand province after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off. The incident comes as the security situation in Helmand province has sharply deteriorated during the recent weeks. Troops In Helmand Call For Air Support, Reinforcements [ToloNews] A number of soldiers on the first line of the battle in Chah Anjir area on the outskirts of Helmand's Lashkargah city, said Monday that a shortage of troops and the lack of air support has prolonged the war in that part of the province. They said additional troops are needed to maintain security in the area after it is cleared of Taliban. According to reports, Chah Anjir has fallen to insurgents on a number of occasions only to be retaken by security forces over the past 10 days. The soldiers also said the war in Chah Anjir has turned into a house-to-house conflict and that they are trying to clear it of insurgents. According to TOLOnews' Karim Amini, who reports from the first line of the battle, the Taliban's activities in Chah Anjir is considered a big threat to Lashkargah city. Video report at the link Posted by: Fred 2016-08-16 |
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