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Taliban failed to capture strategic cities in Kunduz and Helmand: Habibi
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Talibs failed to capture strategic cities in northern Kunduz and southern Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province of Afghanistan despite launching major attacks repeatedly, the Minister of Defense Adullah Habibi said Monday. Briefing the politicians in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, Minister Habibi said the Talibs used all force to capture the two strategic cities besides aiming to capture several provinces. Habibi further added that three major attacks on Kunduz city and two large attacks on Lashkargah city in Helmand were carried out by the murderous Moslems but the Afghan forces managed to repulse their offensive. According to Habibi, the Afghan forces conducted over one thousand operations to suppress the murderous Moslems activities and the reinforcement and equipping of the Afghan forces continue. He said hundreds of armored personnel carriers and weapons of different types were delivered to the armed forces during the year and the recruitment of the Afghan army continues smoothly. Habibi also added that the Afghan forces went through a major test this year but successfully continued to their operations. The remarks by Minister Habibi came as the Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant across the country since the group announced its spring offensive in mid-April this year. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-20 |
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