'At least 700 attacks launched on Afghanistan's Lashkargah'
01 Jun 2021, 13:18 GMT+10
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): The Taliban has conducted around 700 attacks on the city of Lashkargah in the southern province of Helmand over the last three weeks, as per an army official.
Tolonews reported quoting, 215 Maiwand Corps Commander, General Sami Sadat, that the group was "helped by al-Qaeda fighters" in their attacks on the southern city.
"Nearly '30 al-Qaeda fighters' were killed in Afghan force operations that were conducted in response to the Taliban attacks and that the military has gathered evidence of their identities along with other documents," General Sami Sadat added.