Afghan Official Warns Helmand Province May Fall To Taliban

The Afghan province of Helmand from the Taliban may fall after months of intense fighting, 90 members of the security forces were killed in the last two days, the vice governor of the province today warned the volatile south.



January Rasulyar president Mohamed Ashraf Gani that probably took urgent measures province, the opium production center and the heart of the Taliban of British and American troops fought for control for many years, will lost.Your Excellency, Helmand is at the edge and there is a serious need come 'He wrote a very unusual public appeal to official painted a picture strikingly resembles the situation that led to the collapse of the northern Kunduz city in late September, when the Taliban seized and detained for several days before government forces regained control.If Helmand was fall, then deliver a shock to Government claims that the Afghan security forces, fighting largely alone since last year as part of an international struggle violence, insurgency control despite setbacks such as the collapse of Representative Kunduz.Army Mohammad Rasul Zaza said there was no comment on the position, but said he never entered Helmand, and the police chief Abul-Rahman Sarjang said: 'We are strong forces in Helmand province. In some places, we reserve area for tactical reasons, but all forces acting together well and soon we will have great achievements in public report.Ghani, citing billions of dollars of international aid and training manual for thousands of NATO troops are still in Afghanistan presses to reopen negotiations with TalibanOver last six months, Helmand has been the scene of fighting between rebels and security forces, who complained that the abandoned US-backedgovernment.We not provide food and ammunition for our forces at the time moment, no evacuation of wounded and tortured our soldiers are fighting foreign forces and to monitor the situation from their bases, not only support »Rasulyar wrote.Since Thursday, there were 90 victims in the near Hereshko, junction on Highway 1, near the provincial capital Laskar Gakh, near the northern optimistic level of loss has 'problems of everyday life», Rasulyar added.He said Sanhyn was 'on the verge of collapse '44 overnight.The victims of the Taliban, which does not allow manual bloody internal struggle to break their campaign in Helmand province, issued a statement on its website detailed attacks on checkpoints and other activities in this terrorist attack against the army and police Hereshko police chief.With badly weakened by defections and the lack of supplies, the Taliban seized Musa Qalah areas and now New Defaults in the north of the province and has threatened force Lashkar Gah.Government They drew area Khanishin Friday, but now the Taliban said he played centre.Underlining seriousness of the situation, said US special forces were involved in the fighting in the province Helmand in recent weeks. NATO Headquarters in Kabul confirmed the Pentagon report reports.A last week, Congress stressed the serious shortcomings of the Afghan security forces, despite the billions of dollars of foreign aid and training.