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LASHKARGAH (SW): Heavy and intensive fighting between Taliban and the government forces in southern Helmand province have led to multiple casualties on both sides.<\/p>\n
The fighting flared up in Helmand’s Naad Ali and Marja districts.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Rasul Zazai, spokesman for the 215-Maiwand Corps told Salam Watandar that a clean-up operation was launched in Marja last night that resulted in killing ten rebels and confiscating some 25 landmines. He added that a corresponding operation by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) led to the death of 3 rebels in Naad Ali.<\/p>\n
He claimed that the ANSF faced to casualty in these operations.<\/p>\n
The Taliban on the other hand have not stated anything about the developments. Their official website has apparently been hacked by ‘ghost security’. <\/p>\n
Security sources however, told Salam Watandar that up to 11 Afghan National Police (ANP) men have lost lives in the Taliban’s attacks in Naad Ali, Nahr-e-Siraj and Shawal districts. The source added that tens of militants stormed check posts and eventually captured a number of them. <\/p>\n
Up to 50 ANP men are said be under the siege of the Taliban.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Umar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor has claimed that the Taliban waged weak attacks but failed to leave a mark or overrun the check posts. He affirmed that the check posts in Nahr-e-Siraj and Naad Ali came under attack last evening.<\/p>\n
In a message to the reporters, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman claimed that they killed up to 30 ANP men in the ambush. The government sources however, discard these claims. <\/p>\n
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