Airstrikes maul Taliban in Afghan south; insurgents gain in north

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Airstrikes pummel Taliban in Afghan south; insurgents gain in north

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan flying force performed more airstrikes versus Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, as the insurgent force made extra gains in the nation’s north.

The European Union, the United Nations and Human Rights Watch prompted both sides to prevent triggering civilian casualties as the battling raves on.

The Taliban have actually been on the offensive in current months, as U.S. and NATO forces finish their pullout from the war-torn nation. They have actually taken huge swaths of land and have actually now turned their weapons on bigger metropolitan centers.

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A defense ministry declaration stated airstrikes were performed throughout the nation, consisting of in the southern Helmand province, where the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah is being increasingly objected to. The Taliban control 9 of the city’s 10 cops districts.

Residents in Lashkar Gah reported heavy battle near the federal government radio and tv station, which is under Taliban control. Several wedding event halls and a guesthouse of the provincial guv lie near the station.

The battling has actually driven countless individuals from Kandahar and Helmand provinces in the south to look for haven in Kandahar city, which is under siege by the Taliban. Government forces manage just 3 of Kandahar province’s 17 districts.

The fight for the city stays at a stalemate in spite of days of ground and air operations. Most of the marketplaces are closed, and individuals in the 4 displacement camps do not have correct access to water under a scorching sun.

In northern Afghanistan, the Taliban have actually taken control of the majority of the provincial capital of Sar-e-Pul, the head of their council, Mohammad Noor Rahmani, stated. In current months, the group has actually acquired control of lots of districts throughout numerous provinces in the north.

Meanwhile, Jawzjan province in the north stays under a three-month Taliban attack. The fortress of Marshal Rashid Dostum, an Uzbek warlord, it has actually lost 8 out of 10 districts to the insurgents, who continue to bear down the capital, Shibirghan city.

The Taliban assault appears to have actually magnified with the start of the last withdrawal of U.S. and NATO soldiers in late April.

Afghan National Army commando forces stand guard along a roadway amidst continuous battling in Herat province on August 1, 2021.Hoshang Hasimi / AFP – Getty Images

As attacks magnify, Afghan security forces and federal government soldiers have actually struck back with increasing airstrikes, assisted by the United States. This has actually raised growing issues about civilian casualties throughout the nation.

“We can tell you that we are deeply concerned about the safety and protection of people in Lashkar Gah, in the south, where tens of thousands of people could be trapped by fighting,” Stephane Dujarric, the United Nations representative stated Wednesday.

“We, along with our humanitarian partners in Afghanistan, are assessing needs and responding in the south, as access allows,” he stated.

People living in metropolitan centers have actually looked a project in assistance of Afghan forces and stating no to violence in the nation, yelling “Allahu Akbar” or “God is great,” beginning with western Herat and continuing to other provinces.