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ANDSF Mounts Counterattack in Lashkargah
[ToloNews] Afghan commandos with air support launched an operation in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province, on Monday night, local officials said on Tuesday. The operation is still ongoing and involves the 601 highway, Nad Ali district and the Babaji area in PD4 of Lashkargah, officials said. "So far 23 Taliban  ...mindless ferocity in a turban...have been killed and the security forces have created five new checkpoints in Nad Ali district following the Taliban attack three days ago." "Six other Taliban were maimed during the operation," officials added. On Tuesday, US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson tweeted: "I strongly second Gen. Miller’s call for the Taliban to stop its offensive in Helmand and reduce its violence around the country" and the violence "is not consistent with the US-Taliban agreement." "It should stop so that all parties can move toward a lasting and much-needed peace for all Afghans," Ross Wilson said. The Taliban has not commented on the operation by the security forces. Related: Lashkargah: 2020-10-12 Officials Report Heavy, Ongoing Clashes Near Helmand’s Lashkargah City, 26 Talibs Toes Up Lashkargah: 2020-10-11 Seven Civilians Killed in Helmand, Herat Blasts Lashkargah: 2020-07-23 2 Security Personnel Killed in Helmand Amid Increased Violence Related: Nad Ali district: 2020-10-12 Officials Report Heavy, Ongoing Clashes Near Helmand’s Lashkargah City, 26 Talibs Toes Up Nad Ali district: 2020-03-17 Taliban: 15 killed, equipment seized as post overrun in Nad Ali Nad Ali district: 2019-12-20 Airstrikes, Special Forces’ raids kill 9 Taliban militants in 3 provinces Posted by: Fred 2020-10-14 |
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