U.S. resumes airstrikes against Taliban to halt attack on Afghan forces
Shawn Snow and Howard Altman
Well that didn’t take long.
The U.S. carried out an airstrike against Taliban forces attacking an Afghan checkpoint today, a U.S. military spokesman announced.
“The US conducted an airstrike on March 4 against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand, who were actively attacking an #ANDSF checkpoint. This was a defensive strike to disrupt the attack,†said USFOR-A spokesman, Col. Sonny Leggett, via Twitter.
The US conducted an airstrike on March 4 against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand, who were actively attacking an #ANDSF checkpoint. This was a defensive strike to disrupt the attack. This was our 1st strike against the Taliban in 11 days.
— USFOR-A Spokesman Col Sonny Leggett (@USFOR_A) March 4, 2020
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/03/04/us-resumes-airstrikes-against-taliban/
