US Strikes Target Taliban as Fighting Rages in Afghanistan
Heavy fighting erupted on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah after the Taliban attacked several outposts.
Staff Writer with AFP Staff Writer with AFP October 12, 2020
US air strikes targeted Taliban fighters outside a key city in southern Afghanistan over the weekend, officials said Monday, with violence in the country surging despite ongoing peace talks.
Heavy fighting erupted on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, after the Taliban attacked several outposts in the area.
The US “conducted several targeted strikes in Helmand†to defend Afghan troops as they came under attack, said military spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett.
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