Taliban attempt to seize the administrative center of Helmand province failed

Militants of the Taliban * (banned in Russia as a terrorist movement) suffered heavy losses in the assault on the city of Lashkar Gah, which is the center of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. All attempts to take the city have failed. This was reported by the press service of the Afghan Ministry of Defense.

Over the past day, the Taliban have launched several attacks on Lashkar Gah, trying to gain a foothold in the city, despite the losses. Particularly heavy fighting took place last night, but a large-scale assault was repulsed, security forces and the army began to sweep the suburbs of the provincial capital of Helmand. There are reports of large losses of militants; government forces do not provide information about their losses.

The defense and security forces continue to clear and respond to enemy attacks in various parts of Lashkar Gakh. As a result of the operation and airstrike, 51 terrorists, including two of their commanders, were killed, another 49 were wounded.

- said in the message of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan.

It is noted that combat was repeatedly used to repel attacks. aviation government forces, which inflicted several strikes on the Taliban in the vicinity of the city.

Another good news for the official Kabul was the return under the control of the government forces of the Guzar district of the Herat province, which was recaptured from the Taliban on Saturday. According to the press service of the Afghan Ministry of Defense, during the fighting, about 100 militants were destroyed, ammunition was seized and weapon.

Meanwhile, the Taliban fired a second time at the UN headquarters in the city of Herat, the capital of the province of the same name in the west of the country, using artillery and mortars. As a result of the attack, an Afghan policeman was killed, several officers were wounded, and none of the mission staff was injured.

Recall that the Taliban are conducting a large-scale offensive throughout Afghanistan, trying to seize as much territory as possible. To date, they have managed to cut the main highways connecting different parts of the country. It is reported that the Taliban have established full control over sections of the border with China, India, and partial - with Tajikistan. According to local media reports, government forces are suffering heavy casualties.

Comments

[Peak]

From there comes very conflicting data.
Some say that they are holding something, others claim that they are controlling something ...

After the establishment of a Sharia court in Helmand province (Gereshk district), the first death sentence was passed.
A Taliban Sharia court sentenced two kidnappers to public execution by hanging.

[Mountain shooter]

Quote: PiK

From there comes very conflicting data.
Some say that they are holding something, others claim that they are controlling something.

I believe that soon it will already be clear ...

[Ingvar 72]

Quote: PiK

A Taliban Sharia court sentenced two kidnappers to public execution by hanging.

Right. It would also be nice for us to introduce a similar practice. And then pedophiles, after a modest time, go out, and again take up the old.

[knn54]

And they told tales that they would not take large cities, that they were trying to avoid human casualties. When did Islamists care about human sacrifice? They are unable to take the provincial capitals. I think that the "county fall" will soon end. The Taliban are already working at their limit
The Afghan army has a lot of shortcomings, but the country has a rather powerful security service, which is simply too tough for the Taliban today.

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: knn54

And they told tales that they would not take large cities, that they were trying to avoid human casualties. When did Islamists care about human sacrifice?

Not so long ago, the Americans launched an air strike on the Taliban, which they regarded as a violation of the agreements on the American side, after which the bearded announced that they were withdrawing from the agreement regarding the inviolability of cities and began operations to capture them. So the Americans themselves gave them a pretext to attack.

Quote: knn54

They are unable to take the provincial capitals. I think that the "county fall" will soon end. The Taliban are already working at their limit
The Afghan army has a lot of shortcomings, but the country has a rather powerful security service, which is simply too tough for the Taliban today.

This is doubtful. If they took provinces in the presence of the American contingent, then why will they not take them after the withdrawal of American troops? In addition, the Taliban chose the tactics of blocking roads and establishing their control over the border with neighboring states, which will create big problems in providing cities and the Afghan army with food, medicine and weapons. In fact, the "Kabulis" will find themselves in a blockade, which will lead to a reduction in the loyal population and deprive the "officials" of the support for recruiting the self-defense forces. Considering that Pakistan is secretly supported by the Taliban, it seems that the Afghan army will hold out for no more than one and a half to two years.

[CommanderDIVA]

"To date, they have managed to cut the main highways connecting various regions of the country" is a key phrase in assessing the activities of the Taliban, after breaking the communication channels between the regions of Afghanistan controlled by official Kabul, the Taliban will push the enemy out of the fields into the cities, where they will eliminate the last centers of enemy resistance , it's a matter of time, by the beginning of 2022 everything will be over

[sen]

Official Kabul will not last long without external support. The US Department of Defense plans to complete the allocation of funds for the maintenance and repair of Russian Mi-17 helicopters, the most familiar and convenient for Afghan helicopter pilots. By imposing their helicopters on them, which still need to be retrained.

[kenig1]

Actually, the Americans financed the purchase of MI-17 for the Afghan army.

[Xlor]

Quote: PiK

From there comes very conflicting data.
Some say that they are holding something, others claim that they are controlling something.

according to the message of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan - that explains everything ...

[Prisoner]

Look, Loshkarevka is holding on. It looks like it won't be easy for the Taliban. It seems that Pakistan is nearby, friends and comrades, so to speak. Or did the packs decide to merge the Taliban?

[Hypatius]

On the other hand, Bidon allocated $ 1 billion for the delivery of 10 thousand militants from Afgan to the United States. As, in Moscow, patrols of Chechen fighters have now been organized, so Bidon wants. There is no Chechnya of its own, so at least it will deliver it. Question one, what are these ghouls planning for the fall? What, they don't even want to trust the policemen, but they bring in bezpredelshchikov?

[antiaircrafter]

Quote: Hypatius

patrols of Chechen fighters have now been organized in Moscow

Where did the information come from?

[Hypatius]

From YouTube. See how people are afraid of scumbags.

[antiaircrafter]

I will glance at my leisure. And then the current came out of the forest. I was wild.

[Hypatius]

Damn, already a week ago. And, a billion cans have already been spent in the Congress. Shas, I will rummage through their resources, I can exile and throw. I'm just weak in English.

[antiaircrafter]

Interesting.

[Hypatius]

Cho is right! Did you like it ?! Then, if you please still listen. You don't need to watch, just do things and listen to the Peasant wakes up. Then we will discuss., In chkm he is wrong :)

[Hypatius]

Damn, I've already said everything, but we need to score the tektu.

[Terenin]

Quote: Hypatius

Damn, already a week ago. And, a billion cans have already been spent in the Congress. Shas, I will rummage through their resources, I can exile and throw. I'm just weak in English.

Here the head of Troitsk stutters in surprise that he delegated the powers of the police to some private security company.
In my opinion, for three years now, such cheap fakes have ceased to be posted here.

[rotmistr60]

All attempts to take the city have failed

Honestly surprised, tk. all the last days the Taliban have been successful. Perhaps the key role was played by aviation, which was finally remembered by the government forces. Let's see what the coming day has in store for us.

[stalkerwalker]

Quote: rotmistr60

Honestly surprised, tk. all the last days the Taliban have been successful.

They will tighten up the reserves, at least some, will regroup.
In the end, government troops at least somewhere retreat to strong points. And as the territory controlled by them decreases, the number of bayonets per unit of territory will increase.
And then - on the knurled one: the supply routes are blocked, the constant shelling of advanced positions with a proposal to the rank and file to change the side of the confrontation.

[K150]

Although they are still fighters, the Taliban in large cities where the Pashtuns do not most of them wash in blood

[Avior]

... Taliban fired on the UN headquarters in the city of Herat - the capital of the province of the same name for the second time

So they plan in the UN to remove their terrorist status in this state of affairs?
Strange situation. It seems that the Tetalibs are shooting at the UN, and those who seek to remove the status of terrorists, interact little with each other.

[antiaircrafter]

They have been fighting for so many years ...
Where do they bury them all?

[Nikolaevich I]

As the analysis of the past Afghan war "states", by controlling large cities, an official government can exist for a very long time, subject to constant external support! After the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, the Najibullah government held out until 1992! And it fell only because of the complete cessation of aid to the DRA by the post-Soviet regime ... History repeats itself on a new "round"!

[fa2998]

Quote: PiK

A Taliban Sharia court sentenced two kidnappers to public execution by hanging.

Maybe we will introduce some provisions of Sharia law in Russia?

[APASUS]

Interesting infa, because Helmand probably gives 80% of all the heroin of Afghanistan. It's not just that the battles are going on there.