Afghan Forces Abandon More Posts In Southern Afghanistan

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers patrol at an outpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan December 25, 2015. REUTERS/ABDUL MALIK

Reuters: Afghan troops pull out of more posts in volatile south

Afghan forces have pulled back from strongpoints in the southern province of Uruzgan, continuing a withdrawal which began last month when they abandoned two districts in the neighboring province of Helmand to the Taliban, officials said on Tuesday.

Provincial government spokesman Dost Mohammad Nayab said around 100 troops and police had been pulled from checkpoints in two areas in Shahidi Hassas district and sent to the neighboring district of Deh Rawud.

The Afghan Taliban, seeking to topple the Western-backed government in Kabul and reimpose Islamic rule 15 years after they were ousted from power, said the move, which came after heavy fighting late on Monday, had left the entire area around the village of Yakhdan under their control.

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