CNN: Afghan forces on offensive against Taliban in Sangin
(CNN)Afghan security forces have launched their latest offensive in the Sangin district, where the Taliban are largely in control, police said Thursday.
The militant group has taken over the entire district except for the police chief's compound and another compound, where a battalion of the Afghan National Army is based, according to Shah Mahmood Ashna, a spokesman for the police chief in Helmand province.
The police chief's compound remained under attack, and food and ammunition were in short supply, Ashna said. Some Afghan National Army reinforcements arrived via helicopter on Wednesday. Wounded forces were ferried out.
Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 24, 2015
Sangin: Taliban take strategic town in Helmand province as Afghan army forced to abandon HQ. -- The Independent
Taliban take town where 106 British soldiers lost their lives: Group's flag flies over the centre of Sangin after Afghan forces lose control after days of fierce fighting -- Daily Mail
Afghanistan: Sangin almost entirely in Taliban hands -- BBC
Afghanistan: 'Dozens of Taliban killed' in battle for Sangin -- BBC
50 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghan Special Forces operation in Helmand -- Khaama Press
U.S. air strikes hit targets in embattled Afghan district -- Reuters
US strikes Sangin from air as Afghan forces battle Taliban. -- The Guardian
US launches air strikes in embattled Afghan district. -- Al Jazeera
After 2 U.S. airstrikes, Afghan official says: 'Helmand isn't falling' -- L.A. Times
The US Just Bombed the Taliban to Stop It From Taking Afghanistan's Largest Province -- VICE News
Taliban attack underscores worsening Afghanistan security amid drawdown -- FOX News
The Taliban Winter Offensive Bodes Ill for Afghanistan’s Future -- International Policy Digest
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