Kabul & Washington Desperately Counterattack Taliban (Videos)
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The situation in Afghanistan remains tense, since fierce clashes in strategic provincial capitals all around the country continue. The Afghan National Army supported by Public Uprising Forces and U.S. Air Forces claim some victories, while Taliban militants take control over strategic posts in the cities.
On August 2nd, US Air Forces targeted Taliban in Lashar Gah city, capital of Helmand province. According to representative of the Afghan Defence Ministry, Fawad Aman, 18 terrorists were killed and a large amount of their weapons and ammunition were destroyed as a result of the airstrike.
“Recently people’s homes were bombarded. The Taliban is hiding in people’s houses and using them as shields,” said a civil society activist from Helmand to Tolo news.
The Taliban has reportedly taken control over 9 of 10 districts in Lashar Gah. On August 2, the national TV office was seized. The prison and the police headquarters were reportedly under siege and the district governor’s compound is now the main target for Taliban in the District 1 of the city.
As clashes in Helmand’s capital continue for the 5th day in a row and the city is steadily falling under Taliban’s control, civilians are fleeing their homes, leaving the streets empty.
TOLO news cited security sources claiming that the Taliban had taken over 12 districts in Helmand province except for Kajaki district.
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Meanwhile, the government forces, which received a reinforcement yesterday, supported by national uprising forces, launched clearing operation on the outskirts of Herat provincial center on August 2.
Fierce clashes are reported in the south of the city. On August 2, the Kabul forces repelled Taliban militants from the Pashtun Bridge area located 11 kilometers from the city center. It has been one of the main battlefields on Herat outskirts for several days.
The southern area is of strategic importance as it is located on the main highway that leads to the airport and is close to the UN compound that has recently came under Taliban’s attack.
The Guzara district, where the city’s international airport is located, was taken under Taliban’s control on July 30, but was later reportedly recaptured by pro-government forces. Since then fierce clashes continue in the area.
At the moment, the southern front line is reportedly established in the Bulqa Hay Darqara area, six kilometres south of Herat’s city center.
At the same time, pro-Taliban media released videos, claiming that the Taliban had captured Shawl Bafan check point in the west of Herat.
Afghanistan –
The #Taliban captured the Shawl Bafan checkpoint in #Herat city. pic.twitter.com/rCfHzHTtZB—
alkama husain farooqui
(@AlkamaFarooqui1) August 2, 2021
According to local warlord Ismail Khan, who has 3,000 soldiers now fighting in Herat alongside the Afghan Army, number of casualties in the city remains low.
Residents of Herat province tonight chanted “Allah Akbar” in support of Afghanistan security forces. parts of the city were hand to hand in the past days. pic.twitter.com/psGJRkFCjO
— Tajuden Soroush (@TajudenSoroush) August 2, 2021
While fighting in the western Herat, southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces, the Afghan National Army is also forced to contain Taliban militants near the country’s capital.
On August 2, Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) and Public Uprising Forces liberated Nejrab district of Kapisa province, north-east of Kabul. 18 terrorists including Taliban’s local commander were killed during the operation.
Video: Nejrab district in fully control of Special Commando Forces! pic.twitter.com/tZwAuoXMfW
— Fawad Aman (@FawadAman2) August 2, 2021
Meanwhile, Afghan Air Forces are active in Uruzgan province, located in central Afghanistan, north of Kandahar.
#AAF targeted an underground hideout which was belonged to #Taliban terrorists at the outskirts of Trenkut, #Uruzgan provincial center, today morning. pic.twitter.com/n6qDIZ83ln
— Fawad Aman (@FawadAman2) August 2, 2021
Kabul forces are loosing control over strategically important areas in Afghanistan. While claiming that the recent U.S. air strikes changed military balance on the ground in their favor, ANDSF seem to be doomed.
The rare symbolic U.S. air strikes indicate that Washington has already written off official Kabul from its actual geopolitical strategy.
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