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| Calls for Reinforcement Troops to Helmand Go Unanswered |
| 2015-10-24 |
| [ToloNews] Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... provincial government officials complained on Friday that the central government is yet to respond to their frequent calls for deployment of reinforcement troops to the embattled districts in the southern province. Local officials warned that Greshk and Nad Ali districts are on the verge of collapse as the battle in these districts have entered the sixth day. "They [Taliban] want to destroy the Helmand river bridge and that capture the entire province," said Greshk district governor Fahim Mosazai. The provincial authorities called for air assistance to repel the "Taliban have attacked with heavy weapons. We have asked the senior government officials to help us," a Police Commander Lalai Mama said. According to the local officials, nearly 250 Taliban fighters have been killed and maimed. Seven Afghan security force members have also bit the dust in the fighting, they added. Hundreds of armed |
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