Joint Afghan security forces are advancing in Helmand’s Maiwand 17 operation which stared a week ago, officials say.
The advance started from the Lashkargah city PD 3 area to retake parts of Nad Ali district.
Local officials said that security forces have cleared PD 3 of Lashkargah city of insurgents and have reopened the route to Nad Ali which was closed for nearly six months.
Security forces are now in the Nadi Ali district center and they are trying to reopen the Marja district route too.
PD 3 is located in the South West of the Lashkargah city and is one of the key locations that connect routes of Nad Ali and Marja districts.
Security forces said that due to Taliban land-mining the area, the operation is progressing slowly. The added that the Taliban have suffered heavy causalities and foreign forces are backing Afghan security forces from air.
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