Afghan troops pull out of second Helmand district

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: Afghan government powers have hauled out of a second locale in Helmand, authorities said on Monday, leaving the Taliban in control of the greater part of the northern part of the area after troops pulled back from Musa Qala region a week ago.

Military and government authorities said the move had been made to focus constrains all the more adequately.

Be that as it may, it brings up issues over the capacity of Afghan security strengths to tackle Taliban activists who have ventured up their uprising following the withdrawal of universal troops in 2014 from most battle operations allowed them battling to a great extent to sit unbothered.

Armed force and government authorities said security powers had left Nawzad region, which outskirts Musa Qala, and would focus their quality on safeguarding the territory around the commonplace capital Lashkar Gah and the principle roadway in the middle of Kabul and the western city of Herat.

By assessments, the Islamist Taliban control or undermine around 33% of Afghanistan, despite the fact that they have so far neglected to assume control over any real common focuses separated from their brief catch of the northern city of Kunduz a year ago.

The Taliban are looking to topple the Western-upheld government in Kabul and reimpose Islamic standard 15 years after they were removed from force.

Helmand, a noteworthy focus of opium generation where a great many British and American warriors and marines attempted to repress the Taliban, has been slipping out of government control for quite a long time as the radicals overwhelm a significant part of the farmland outside a couple locale focuses.

The most recent move leaves security powers holding tight in the town of Sangin, north of the fundamental Highway One, and in addition various different towns and locale focuses including Gereshk, which lies on the parkway and Marjah, near Lashkar Gah.

“We have pulled back our strengths from Nawzad and Musa Qala taking into account military arrangements,” said Mohammad Rasoul Zazai, a representative for the 215th armed force Corps.

“As of now for us Sangin, Marjah, Nad Ali and encompassing ranges of Lashkar Gah and Kabul-Herat interstate are a need.

What’s more, we put every one of our endeavors in these spots,” he said.

Helmand senator Merza Khan Rahimi additionally played down the choice to pull back from the two areas, which he said could be retaken whenever. “It is ordinary amid battling to advance or withdraw,” he said.