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| Afghanistan |
| Sangin District Clear of Insurgents |
| 2014-06-28 |
| [Tolo News] Following a week of heavy festivities between the Afghan cops and Taliban krazed killers, the district of Sangin in Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province has been cleared of insurgency, said Ministry of Interior Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi, on Friday. Speaking on air with TOLOnews, Sediqqi said that more than 250 Talibs were killed in Sangin district. The Taliban launched major offensives in four districts of the province—Mosa Qala, Kajaki, Sangin and Nawzad—last week, causing several civilian causalities. According to local official reports, the district of Sangin shouldered most of the burden from the fighting. Sediqqi did not provide details about the exact number of civilian and Afghan force causalities, but stated that more than two-dozen Afghan officers were killed in Sangin only. Moreover, eight Taliban capos were also killed. He added that further investigations are underway. "Taliban first raided the local police outposts seven days ago," detailing the event. "Several foreign Death Eaters have been killed in the Sangin battle. The lesson learned from the Helmand clash is that the Taliban can no longer hold ground in Afghanistan." Meanwhile, ...back at the mall, Clarissa spent the day shopping for new underwear. Tonight was going to be a special occasion... according to the Helmand Police Chief, Abdul Qayoum Baqizoy, the Afghan forces have started a clearing operation in Sangin. He said that they are slowly clearing the roadside mines that the Death Eaters had placed in the district. A while ago, local Sangin officials had said that more than 800 Taliban krazed killers—including Paks and Arabs—had attacked the district. Sediqqi claimed that Pak soldiers supported the Death Eaters in Helmand. "We have evidence that shows that Pak soldiers were involved in the clash," he said. "We will share our concerns regarding this with the Pak government." Pakistain borders parts of Helmand province creating border tensions between the two countries as more than 2,000 displaced families leave their homes and move across the border. |
| Posted by:Fred |