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| Afghanistan |
| Fighting in Helmand Continues |
| 2014-06-27 |
| [Tolo News] In southern Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province the clash between the Afghan cops and Taliban forces of Evil has led to the death of 70 Taliban and injuring hundreds of others in Nawzad district of the province, local officials said on Thursday. Nawzad District Governor, Sayed Murad Agha, said that during the clash 15 coppers were killed and seven others maimed. Agha said that heaving fighting is still ongoing in the districts of Mosa Qala, Kajaki, Sangin and Nawzad districts. The ongoing festivities have left over 2,000 families displaced as they fled their homes in search of security. Additional security forces have been deployed to Helmand as festivities continue to intensify. The government of Afghanistan believes that the attacks are being supported from outside of the country; in particular the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Ministry of Interior (MoI) say that Pakistain's military and turbans are involved in the attacks. MoI Spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said, at a presser on Thursday, that in order to clear the area of forces of Evil a special operation will be executed. "We have started our special operation and offensive, which will be led by our Special Forces," Sediqqi said. The insurgency began five days ago in Sangin district that later spread to other districts of the province such as Kajaki, Mosa Qala and Nawzad districts. "The Pak military dressed up as the Taliban," MoD Spokesman Zahir Azimi explained. "Most of the forces of Evil were Uzbeks and Punjabis that were from the Jaish-ul-Mohammedanin group." Afghan military have killed 150 Taliban and maimed 90 others. Twenty-five Afghan army soldiers were killed or maimed, 30 coppers were killed and 40 others maimed. Helmand borders Pakistain where parts of the province have faced disturbances for years. |
| Posted by:Fred |