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| Afghanistan |
| Heavy Clashes Ongoing In Helmand |
| 2015-12-18 |
| [Tolo News] Heavy festivities are ongoing in southern Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province between security forces and the Taliban with reports emerging that a number of outposts have fallen to the Death Eater group, local officials said on Thursday. Clashes are reportedly taking place in Washir district -- the scene of fierce fighting on Wednesday night, said officials. According to one source, who did not want to be named, about 20 security force members were killed in the clash and a further 20 have been captured by Death Eaters. However, nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... local security forces have not yet confirmed the number of casualties among security forces nor that troops were captured. Helmand has been the scene of increased violence in the past few months, especially in Sangin, Marjah, Nahar-e-Saraj and Washir districts of the province. This comes after the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported that the United States and Britannia have deployed at least four special-operations teams to Helmand, stepping up their direct intervention in support of struggling Afghan government forces trying to fight off advances by Talibs. The Taliban has taken control of at least four districts in Helmand, a major focus of U.S and U.K combat operations until late last year, and now threaten areas bordering the lovely provincial capital Lashkar Gah, local officials told the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reports that at least 2,000 Afghan forces have been killed or maimed in Helmand in the past year. Preventing the lovely provincial capital from falling into the hands of the Taliban is a priority for U.S Army Gen. John Campbell, the commander of the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... military coalition in Afghanistan, coalition officials said. However, nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... local officials have refused to confirm or deny the reports of coalition troops being sent in to the province. |
| Posted by:Fred |