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Afghan fighting rages as US and UK accuse Taliban of massacring civilians Taliban massacred dozens of civilians in revenge killings
By AFP - Aug 02,2021 - Last updated at Aug 02,2021
An Afghan National Army commando stands guard on top of a vehicle along the road in Enjil district of Herat province on Sunday, as skirmishes between Afghan National Army and Taliban continue (AFP photo)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Afghan forces battled to stop a first major city from falling to the Taliban on Monday as the United States and Britain accused the insurgents of massacring civilians in a town they recently captured near the Pakistan border.
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Afghan fighting rages as US and Britain accuse Taleban of massacring civilians
Afghan security officials arrive to fight against Taleban militants as they push to gain access to Herat, Afghanistan, on Aug 1, 2021.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
PublishedAug 3, 2021, 9:26 am SGT
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Aug 02, 2021 10:03 PM EDT
The U.S. and the UK have accused the Taliban of war crimes in Kandahar province s southern town of Spin Boldak, claiming that dozens of civilians were massacred.
(Photo : HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images) A security personnel stands guard on top of a vehicle outside United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office compound in Guzara district of Herat province
Taliban Fighters Assaulted Three Provincial Capitals
In a recently published article in France24, Afghan troops fought to save the first major city from getting captured by the Taliban on Monday as the U.S and the UK accused the militants of massacring people in a village near the Pakistan border that they just seized.
(Last Updated On: August 3, 2021)
Médecins Sans Frontières reported Tuesday that while fighting has been intense since May in Helmand province, clashes between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban have intensified in recent weeks and spread to more urban areas such as the provincial capital of Lashkargah city.
“There has been relentless gunfire, airstrikes and mortars in densely populated areas. Houses are being bombed, and many people are suffering severe injuries,” says Sarah Leahy, coordinator of the MSF Helmand project.
“Fighting within the city makes it harder for us to respond; our staff are part of the community and they, like many people, are afraid to leave their homes. It’s just far too dangerous and life is at a standstill,” says Leahy.