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Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
January 15, 2018
The ceremony in Washir district marked the end of a nine-month mission involving 300 US Marine troops replaced by as many fresh soldiers as part of troop rotations. Shorab-stationed US Marine forces' commander in Helmand, Brig. Gen. Roger Turner handed over the command to Brig. Benjamin T.
Xinhua
January 3, 2018
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and four others injured as a roadside bombing struck a vehicle in Washir district of the southern Helmand province on Wednesday, spokesman for provincial government Omar Zawak said. "The gruesome incident occurred inÃÂ ...
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
January 3, 2018
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): At least two people were killed and four other wounded in a roadside bomb in the Washir district of the southern Helmand province, and official said on Wednesday. Omar Zwak, the governor's spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident occurred at around 1:00pm inÃÂ ...
TOLOnews
December 6, 2017
The Baghran and Disho districts in Helmand have been under the control of Taliban for the past 14 years, Nawzad, Musa Qala, Khanshin more than three years, and only the centers of Sangin, Kajaki, ... Nawzad, Musa Qala and Washir district were under control of the government for a very short time.
Xinhua
November 24, 2017
The U.S. military, according to local officials and media reports, conducted airstrikes against drug producing factories in Bahramcha, Musa Qala, Kajaki, Nawzad and Washir districts of the southern Helmand province on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, destroying some 20 heroin labs besides killing moreÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
July 17, 2017
The status of Washir district is uncertain as news reports from the district are scarce. Nearly all of Helmand has been ... Fighters from al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent are reported to have trained at camps located in Helmand's Dishu and Khanashin districts as recently as 2014. The town of Baramacha inÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
June 22, 2017
... province's 14 districts (Baghran, Dishu, Khanashin, Now Zad, Nawa, Musa Qala, and Sangin) and contests another six, including the provincial capital (Lashkar Gah, Nahr-i-Sarraj, Kajaki, Nad Ali, Marjah, and Garmsir), according to data compiled by FDD's Long War Journal. The status of Washir district isÃÂ ...
Voice of America
May 25, 2017
The Taliban claimed credit for the violence, with a spokesman saying the massive explosion destroyed the facility in the Washir district and killed at least 20 ... Taliban fighters on Monday night staged a surprise assault on several security outposts in the Shahwali Kot district, killing at least 20 Afghan soldiersÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
March 23, 2017
... province's 14 districts (Baghran, Dishu, Khanashin, Now Zad, Nawa, Musa Qala, and Sangin) and contests another six, including the provincial capital (Lashkar Gah, Nahr-i-Sarraj, Kajaki, Nad Ali, Marjah, and Garmsir), according to data compiled by FDD's Long War Journal. The status of Washir district isÃÂ ...
TOLOnews
December 6, 2017
The Baghran and Disho districts in Helmand have been under the control of Taliban for the past 14 years, Nawzad, Musa Qala, Khanshin more than three years, and only the centers of Sangin, Kajaki, ... Nawzad, Musa Qala and Washir district were under control of the government for a very short time.
Xinhua
November 24, 2017
The U.S. military, according to local officials and media reports, conducted airstrikes against drug producing factories in Bahramcha, Musa Qala, Kajaki, Nawzad and Washir districts of the southern Helmand province on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, destroying some 20 heroin labs besides killing more ...
Prensa Latina
October 25, 2017
Kabul Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) At least 29 Taliban, including five local commanders, were killed during the Afghan forces operations in Sangin, Nad-e-Ali and Washir districts in Helmand province, government officials reported today. The provincial government media office stressed that in those Maiwand-70 military actions, ...
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
October 23, 2017
have been killed and scores injured during clashes in the Garamser and Washir districts of southern Helmand province, officials said on Monday. Governor spokesman Abdul Salam Afghan told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces launched clearing operation in Garamser district on Sunday in which 13Â ...
Long War Journal
July 17, 2017
The status of Washir district is uncertain as news reports from the district are scarce. Nearly all of Helmand has been ... Fighters from al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent are reported to have trained at camps located in Helmand's Dishu and Khanashin districts as recently as 2014. The town of Baramacha in ...
Long War Journal
June 22, 2017
... province's 14 districts (Baghran, Dishu, Khanashin, Now Zad, Nawa, Musa Qala, and Sangin) and contests another six, including the provincial capital (Lashkar Gah, Nahr-i-Sarraj, Kajaki, Nad Ali, Marjah, and Garmsir), according to data compiled by FDD's Long War Journal. The status of Washir district is ...
Voice of America
May 25, 2017
The Taliban claimed credit for the violence, with a spokesman saying the massive explosion destroyed the facility in the Washir district and killed at least 20 ... Taliban fighters on Monday night staged a surprise assault on several security outposts in the Shahwali Kot district, killing at least 20 Afghan soldiers ...
Long War Journal
March 23, 2017
... province's 14 districts (Baghran, Dishu, Khanashin, Now Zad, Nawa, Musa Qala, and Sangin) and contests another six, including the provincial capital (Lashkar Gah, Nahr-i-Sarraj, Kajaki, Nad Ali, Marjah, and Garmsir), according to data compiled by FDD's Long War Journal. The status of Washir district is ...
Long War Journal
October 3, 2016
Of Helmand's 14 districts, six are known to be controlled by the Taliban (Now Zad, Nawa, Musa Qala, Baghran, Dishu, and Khanashin), and another seven, including the provincial capital, are heavily contested (Lashkar Gah, Nahr-i-Sarraj, Kajaki, Nad Ali, Marjah, Garmsir, and Sangin). The status of Washir ...
Long War Journal
February 21, 2016
Major general Mohammad Moeen Faqir, commander of 215 Maiwand Army Corps said Sunday that Afghan National Army (ANA) troops have withdrawn from three bases in Musa Qala and Nawzad districts in a move to improve security situations in the volatile province. The three bases evacuated by the ...
MENAFN.COM
September 11, 2017
... two insurgents killed and one wounded in Yaftal district of Badakhshan and two Taliban fighters killed and three others injured in Washir district of HelmandÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
September 6, 2017
... were killed and two others were injured in Washir and Greshk districts of Helmand, four Taliban insurgent killed in Dehyak district of Ghazni,ÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
July 26, 2017
... villages of Gopalganj district in Bihar, have started believing that the family ... Mohammad Washir Alam, 50, a small trader in Phulwaria, saidÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
July 17, 2017
The Taliban now controls six of the province's 14 districts (Baghran, Dishu, ... The status of Washir district is uncertain as news reports from theÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
July 17, 2017
The Taliban now controls six of the province's 14 districts (Baghran, Dishu, ... The status of Washir district is uncertain as news reports from theÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
June 22, 2017
The Taliban now controls seven of the province's 14 districts ... The status of Washir district is uncertain as news reports from the district areÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
June 22, 2017
The Taliban now controls seven of the province's 14 districts ... The status of Washir district is uncertain as news reports from the district areÃÂ ...
Voice of America
May 25, 2017
The Taliban claimed credit for the violence, with a spokesman saying the massive explosion destroyed the facility in the Washir district andÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
March 23, 2017
The status of Washir district is uncertain as new reports from the district ... FDD's Long War Journal has identified 45 Afghan districts under theÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
March 23, 2017
The status of Washir district is uncertain as new reports from the district ... FDD's Long War Journal has identified 45 Afghan districts under theÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 21, 2017
On Sunday, three United States Army soldiers were wounded about 45 miles away, in Washir district, when an Afghan commando guarding aÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
November 1, 2016
The names of the Taliban controlled and influenced districts, as well as those ... The status of Washir district is uncertain as new reports from theÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
November 1, 2016
The names of the Taliban controlled and influenced districts, as well as those ... The status of Washir district is uncertain as new reports from theÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
October 3, 2016
Of Helmand's 14 districts, six are known to be controlled by the ... The status of Washir district is uncertain as new reports from the district areÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
October 3, 2016
Of Helmand's 14 districts, six are known to be controlled by the ... The status of Washir district is uncertain as new reports from the district areÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
February 21, 2016
Map detailing Taliban-controlled or contested districts. Click colored district for information. Map created by Bill Roggio, Caleb Weiss, andÃÂ ...
Long War Journal
March 23, 2017
The Taliban seized the district of Sangin in southern Helmand province, forcing Afghan troops to withdrawal and Coalition forces to launch airstrikes to destroy bases and government facilities left behind.
New York Times
March 21, 2017
On Sunday, three United States Army soldiers were wounded about 45 miles away, in Washir district, when an Afghan commando guarding a tower opened fire.
Long War Journal
October 3, 2016
The Taliban has seized control of another district in the embattled southern Afghan province of Helmand. ... Of Helmand's 14 districts, six are known to be controlled by the Taliban (Now Zad, Nawa, Musa Qala, Baghran, Dishu, and Khanashin), and another ...
Global Times
September 18, 2016
Commander Habash and his fighters were involved in anti-government activities in Washir district over the past couple of years, the official said, adding his surrender to government would inspire more militants to follow the step and give up fighting ...
Long War Journal
August 9, 2016
Of the remaining two districts, The Long War Journal believes one (Washir) is contested, but the situation is unclear.
Long War Journal
August 2, 2016
Of the remaining two districts, The Long War Journal believes one (Washir) is contested, but the situation is unclear.
The Indian Awaaz
April 13, 2016
The first incident took place in Washir district after a bus crashed, killing seven people, and injuring more than forty five others.
Long War Journal
February 29, 2016
3, 2015, a combined Afghan and US force "freed more than 40 prisoners comprised of Afghan Police, Afghan National Army and Afghan Border Police members" from a Taliban jail in the district of Now Zad, US Forces Afghanistan reported at the time. On Jan ...
DunyaNews Pakistan
February 28, 2016
Majority of the Pakistani newspapers displayed banner headlines giving us the news that Taliban would be participating in the next round of quadrilateral talks to be held in Islamabad.
CNN
February 23, 2016
He added that by pulling out they have not only lost Nawzad and Musa Qala, but have brought three other neighboring districts -- including Washir, Kajaki and Sangin -- to the brink of collapse. Last December, the Taliban managed to take over the key ...
Long War Journal
January 5, 2016
Of the remaining three districts, The Long War Journal believes two (Washir and Nawa-i-Barak) are contested, but the situation is unclear.
Long War Journal
January 2, 2016
Of the remaining three districts, The Long War Journal believes two (Washir and Nawa-i-Barak) are contested, but the situation is unclear.
Bonham Journal
December 29, 2015
Fighting has raged between Taliban and Afghan forces in Helmand's Sangin district, where an official said the district's army base was the only area that had not fallen to the Taliban. The battle continues between Afghan forces and the ... Sangin ...
wwntradio
December 29, 2015
Although the Taliban already hold three districts in Helmand, Sangin's status resonates because of the hundreds of British and U.S.
Canonplace News (blog)
December 26, 2015
The Afghan military has rushed reinforcements to a southern district threatened for days with takeover by the Taliban, the country's defense minister said Wednesday as he appealed for stepped-up North Atlantic Treaty Organisation assistance and ...
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