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Government Forces, Taliban Battling In Farah City In Western Afghanistan

15th May, 2018 · admin 5 Comments

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RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan
May 15, 2018

Afghan and NATO warplanes have bombed Taliban positions after insurgents attacked Farah city, the capital of Farah Province in western Afghanistan, close to the Iranian border, Afghan officials say.

The attack — the first major assault targeting a provincial capital since the Taliban announced its annual spring offensive — began when several security checkpoints were overrun after midnight, with the militants capturing one urban district and parts of another, according to provincial-council member Jamila Amini.

“Heavy fighting continues inside the city and aircraft have just started bombing Taliban positions,” Amini told the media by telephone from inside the city.

Special police forces from Kandahar and commandos from Herat had also been deployed in Farah, Afghan officials said.

The NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Kabul said in a statement that Farah remained under the control of the Afghan government and that U.S. A-10 attack aircraft were flying missions in support of the Afghan forces.

At least 10 insurgents and two members of the security forces had been killed so far, Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmnish said.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mujahid said Taliban fighters launched a multipronged attack and overran a large number of checkpoints belonging to Afghan security forces in the city.

Farah Province has been a key battleground for the Taliban for months. It borders Helmand Province, where the militants control several districts.

Violence has spiked in Afghanistan since the Taliban announced the start of their annual spring offensive last month.

But the commander of U.S. Central Command, General Joseph Votel, said on May 11 that the Taliban “cannot win militarily.”

“The message I would send to the Taliban is that they cannot win militarily. The international coalition, led by the United States, is focused on providing the military pressure, in conjunction with social pressure and diplomatic pressure that will force them to come to the table,” Votel said during a visit to Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe.

With reporting by AP, Reuters, and AFP

Copyright (c) 2018. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036.

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5 thoughts on “Government Forces, Taliban Battling In Farah City In Western Afghanistan”

  1. Baghlani says:
    May 15, 2018 at 5:31 pm

    If they honestly
    seek the
    expulsions of the
    invaders; the stooges; the camp-followers; the
    international mercenaries; all foreign
    spy agencies; the looters; the foreign-inspired agitators and all the rest of unwanted petty thieves and parasites; then I agree with their demands.

    Reply
  2. Baghlani says:
    May 15, 2018 at 5:49 pm

    %100.

    Reply
  3. Baghlani says:
    May 15, 2018 at 6:15 pm

    *THE UGLY
    RATS
    ARE PROVOKING
    VIOLENCE AGAINST
    REGULAR MUSLIMS
    ALL
    OVER
    THE WORLD.

    Reply
  4. Baghlani says:
    May 15, 2018 at 6:21 pm

    *WE MUST STOP THAT !

    Reply
  5. Baghlani says:
    May 15, 2018 at 6:22 pm

    *
    THEY ARE DESTROYING
    OUR PLANET.
    *****************
    *****************
    *YOU ARE
    NOBODY- PERIOD !

    Reply

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