05 September 2017

News Story: Joint Anti-Taliban Operation to Begin in Kandahar

By Abdullah Achakzai

Kandahar police chief general Abdul Raziq on Sunday said that the Afghan security forces are planning to conduct a joint military operation with foreign forces against the Taliban in the southern province. 

Reports indicate that Kandahar’s Maiwand and Ghorak districts which have a common border with Sangeen and Nahr-e-Saraj districts in Helmand province have been under higher security threats.

Insurgents threaten the security of Kandahar from Helmand’s Nahr-e-Saraj and Sangeen districts, said Raziq. 

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