Tolo News: Lashkargah city is under siege from all four directions by Taliban insurgents and all its routes leading to the city are closed. Residents in the area have said they are tired of the current situation. “We are tired of the situation all four directions into Lashkargah are under siege,” said Sifatullah a resident. Click here
VOA News August 23, 2016 Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — An American soldier died as a result of wounds sustained during operations in the southern Afghan province of Helmand Tuesday while another was wounded, the U.S. military said. It said in a statement released in Kabul that the wounded soldier is in stable condition. Six Afghan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 22, 2016 Around 100 U.S. troops in Afghanistan have been deployed to a southern city at risk of falling to the Taliban. The spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan said the soldiers had arrived in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, to provide training and support to Afghan forces.
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Aug.15 (Xinhua) — Fierce fighting has been continuing in parts of the restive Helmand province as 32 more Taliban fighters have been killed in the beleaguered province over the past 24 hours, spokesman for provincial government Omar Zawak said Monday. “A total of 32 Taliban rebels including three commanders have been killed
Press TV August 11, 2016 Heavy clashes are going on between government forces and Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand. The fighting raged on across the restive region on Thursday after military reinforcements were sent to push back the Taliban militants who have been advancing on Lashkar Gah, the besieged provincial capital of the
VOA News Ayaz Gul August 10, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Officials in Afghanistan and the United States military have dismissed concerns the capital of restive Helmand province or any other district there was on the verge of collapse to the Taliban. The largest Afghan province has been the scene of fierce battles between the insurgents and Afghan troops
Press TV August 10, 2016 The Afghan army is sending reinforcements to the capital of the key southern province of Helmand to reverse the Taliban gains in the area. According to Kareem Atal, the head of Helmand’s provincial council, Taliban militants have completely surrounded Lashkar Gah and there are fears it could fall to the
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — Air strikes against Taliban outfit in Helmand province had killed 40 militants and injured 45 others, said provincial government in a statement released here Tuesday. “The air strikes conducted against Taliban convoy in Tarikh Nawar locality between Marja and Nawa districts Sunday evening, leaving 40 rebels dead and
VOA News Ayaz Gul August 8, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Authorities in Afghanistan on Monday claimed to have made major successes against the Taliban and Islamic State, saying national security forces have killed hundreds of fighters, including key leaders linked to both groups. Major General Mohammad Habib Hesari, Director General of Military Operations, told a news conference in
Press TV July 31, 2016 At least two dozen Afghan police officers have been killed in a series of attacks by the Taliban militants in the southern province of Helmand in 48 hours, local officials say. Kareem Atal, the director of Helmand’s provincial council, said on Sunday that the policemen were killed during clashes with