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Afghan army urges civilians to evacuate Lashkar Gah besieged by Taliban ahead of military offensive
[Iran Press TV] A senior Afghan commander charged with defending the capital of Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... Province, Lashkar Gah, from advancing Talibs has urged civilians to evacuate the besieged southern city as soon as possible ahead of a planned army offensive to repel the murderous Moslems.General Sami Sadat, whose troops are manning barricades in the city, said in a message on Tuesday that civilians had to "leave as soon as possible so that we can start our operation." "I know it is very difficult for you to leave your houses — it is hard for us too — but if you are displaced for a few days, please forgive us," he added. "We are fighting the Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...wherever they are. We will fight them and... we will not leave a single Taliban alive." The remarks came hours after the general warned of consequences for global security if the city fell to the murderous Moslems. The latest reports indicate that fighting is taking place near Lashkar Gah’s prison and a building housing the headquarters of police and intelligence agencies. The hard boyz have already seized more than a dozen local radio and TV stations in the city after days of heavy fighting. The United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... (UN) said on Tuesday that at least 40 civilians had been killed and more than 100 maimed in the previous 24 hours of fighting in the southern city. Several bucolic provincial capitals have been encircled by the Taliban, and heavy fighting has been going on for days now in the capitals of Helmand and Kandahar provinces in the south, and in the city of Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... in the west. Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin adds: Street fighting continues in Lashkar Gah, which is complemented by airstrikes by the US Air Force and the Afghan Air Force, which are trying to support the military entrenched in the city. The Afghan army is asking residents to leave the fighting areas, as both new airstrikes and a "powerful counterattack" are envisaged, which will push Taliban troops away from Lashkar Gah. For these purposes, an intensive regrouping of troops is now being carried out and a counter-offensive was promised literally the other day. Locals say they are caught in the millstones of Taliban militants who are establishing Sharia law and a government that is indiscriminately bombing neighborhoods in Lashkar Gakh, killing both militants and civilians. In this regard, the government says that civilians should be brought down from there, since the militants can use them as human shields. The Taliban responded by saying that for the killed civilians he will repay with blood. Meanwhile. according to the UN, as a result of the hostilities in Lashkar Gah, 40 civilians have been killed and 118 wounded in the last 24 hours alone. Related: Lashkargah: 2021-08-02 Fighting Continues in Key Areas of Lashkargah for 2nd Day Lashkargah: 2021-08-01 Taliban begins Sharia Law in Helmand, are pushed back in 4 provincial capitols Lashkargah: 2021-07-31 Fighting continues in Helmand Posted by: Fred 2021-08-04 |
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