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| Afghanistan |
| Helmand After Taliban Clash |
| 2014-06-28 |
| [Tolo News] Clashes in southern province of Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... have claimed the lives of 35 civilians and maimed another 100. Residents of Helmand reported that in the initial days the Taliban stormed into their homes opening fire on the locals. In a meeting with tribal elders from Helmand and Nirmroz provinces, Afghanistan's Caped President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... said that Helmand has been a major target for the gunnies claiming that the festivities were caused by foreign elements. Karzai called on the Afghan Taliban to avoid bloodshed and stop cooperating with the foreigners. "The Afghan National Army (ANA), Afghan National Police (ANP) and Helmand governor have reported that foreign elements were directly involved in the Helmand festivities," Karzai said. "The foreigners are fighting against us. They do not resemble Afghans, nor do they speak our languages. Our people are the victims. This war is the war of foreigners and their objectives." Meanwhile, ...back at the shattered spaceship, Fffflirgoll the Arcturan slithered stealthily toward the control room, where the humans had barricaded themselves... the United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... (UN) expressed concern ...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... s over the loss of civilian lives in Helmand and demanded that the warring factions avoid the massacre of civilians. "Many civilians have bit the dust or been maimed in the war," UNAMA Spokesman Nazifullah Salarzai said. "We are strongly concerned. We ask the warring factions to keep the safety of the civilians in mind." Ministry of Interior (MoI) and local Helmand officials have said that the situation is now under control of the security forces, emphasizing that the gunnies tolerated massive causalities in Sangin. "Police in Sangin have tried their best to save the civilians, but most casualties were due to Taliban's direct fire and mine kabooms," MoI Spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said. "About 250 Taliban fighters have been killed. The district is now under the control of the security forces." The Helmand police are clearing the homes of the people from mines that were planted by the Taliban. Meanwhile, ...back at the shattered spaceship, Fffflirgoll the Arcturan slithered stealthily toward the control room, where the humans had barricaded themselves... Helmand residents have said that masked men are still present in the city and are killing innocent people. "We are passing a difficult situation," a Helmand resident said. "We have lost our hands and legs in mine kabooms. Why are they killing Mohammedans?" "They killed six to seven people two days ago and those who did not come out of their homes were killed," another Helmand resident from Sangin district said. The clash between gunnies and Afghan forces started last Saturday in Sangin, Musa Qala, Nawzad and Kajaki districts of Helmand province. During their operation, the Afghan cops eliminated 250 gunnies and maimed another 90. Up to 25 ANA soldiers were also killed and maimed in the festivities. Moreover, 30 ANP personnel were killed and another 40 maimed. |
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