Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Taliban Seize Second District


By James Bays
In Helmand
UPDATED ON:TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 200710:33
MECCA TIME, 7:33 GMT
aljazeera

...the Taliban has seized a second district in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

...A spokeswoman for the Nato-led ISAF force told Al Jazeera: "I can confirm that Washir district centre is in the hands of the Taliban."

...Afghan government forces had made an effort to retake the district centre but the attack was repulsed,...

Mullah Abdel Rahim, the Taliban commander in Helmand province, said: "It's not just Musa Qala and Washeer, we are in control of much of Helmand province. The people are with us. They give us food, they give us shelter."

Dada Mohammed Khan, the district's MP and former chief of intelligence, said: "The Taliban will now increase its force here and take over the rest of the province."

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