LASHKARGAH(SW):Officials in Helmand province have said that 65 security personnel from a security check point in Sangin district have joined the militants.<\/p>\n
Mirza Khan Rahimi, Governor of Helmand calling the incident a ‘betrayal’ said that he would soon send a delegation to the district to probe into the incident.<\/p>\n
According to Rahimi, these men joined Taliban despite the improving security situation in Sangin.<\/p>\n
He also said that the security forces were trying to prevent the district from falling to the rebels and take back control of the areas that were previously under Taliban’s rule.<\/p>\n
The governor said that 88 security personnel and 4 civilians have been killed in Lashkargah city and Baba Je and Marja districts due to Taliban’s offensives in past 24 days.<\/p>\n
Touching upon fighting in Marja district, he said that a number of security forces in the district neglected the directions given to them that has prolonged the fighting in Marja.<\/p>\n
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Shah Mahmmud Ashna, spokesman for Helmand Police Chief, told SalamWatandar that as a result of security forces’ operation recently, nearly 40 militants were killed and 3 more were injured.<\/p>\n
He said that the air and infantry operations were underway in Marja and many parts of the district have been cleared of the enemy.<\/p>\n
He added that the Taliban attacked security checkpoints in Mosa Qala district last night as a result of which 3 militants were killed and 3 more were injured. He further said that no casualties were inflicted on the security forces.<\/p>\n
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