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Pentagon Sends Reinforcements For Afghan Pullout
May 07, 2021
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The Pentagon has deployed more heavy bombers and fighter jets to ensure the protection of the withdrawing U.S. and coalition troops from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters on May 6. Less than one week in, the drawdown is going according to plan, Austin told reporters, adding that the international forces have sustained no direct attacks so far.
Pentagon Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley said that to defend the departing troops, six B-52 long range bombers and 12 F-18 fighters have been ordered for contingency support.
Austin and Milley s statements came as Taliban attacks on the government forces continued to escalate throughout Afghanistan amid the ongoing international pullout.
Taliban Captures Key Afghan Dam, Army Bases As Fighting Rages
May 06, 2021
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Taliban fighters have captured Afghanistan s second-biggest dam and two Afghan Army bases, militants and officials said, as fighting escalates amid the ongoing pullout of U.S. and international forces from the war-wracked country.
Dahla Dam, also known as Arghandab Dam, is located in the Shah Wali Kot district of the southern province of Kandahar, some 40 kilometers north of the provincial capital, Kandahar City.
The dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for Kandahar City, is now under Taliban control after months of fierce fighting in the militants former stronghold of Kandahar.