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Taliban Claims Key District in Southern Afghanistan

HeadlineDec 21, 2015

In news from Afghanistan, a key district in the southern province of Helmand has reportedly fallen to the Taliban. Taliban militants overran the Sangin district after two days of fighting which reportedly killed more than 90 Afghan soldiers. Helmand’s deputy governor had pleaded for help from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on social media Sunday, saying, “Helmand stands on the brink.”

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