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Afghanistan

Battle in Herat forces more Afghan civilians from homes

2021-08-01

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[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

#Afghan and #Taliban forces clash again on the outskirts of Herat, a day after a police guard was killed when a #UN compound in the western city came under attack.https://t.co/DItZpYF4fP
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 31, 2021

Herat governor Abdul Saboor Qani said most of the fighting was in Injil and Guzara district -- where the airport is located.

Battle in Herat forces more Afghan civilians from homeshttps://t.co/5Pu2XLPlH4
— Press TV (@PressTV) July 31, 2021

Taliban Gets Closer to Herat City as Clashes Intensify

[ToloNews] Clashes intensified for the third day in southern parts of Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
as Taliban
Taliban

...Arabic for students...
advanced to towards the central parts on Saturday, leading to displacement of hundreds of people.

Security forces said the Taliban is using people’s houses and gardens as a shield, something that officials said has slowed down military operations.

Out of 17 districts, only Guzara and the city of Herat are under the government’s control. Others are held by the Taliban who are trying to move towards the center of the city.

Clashes continued for two days in Malan Bridge in south of Herat city, but Taliban took over the area on Saturday, sources said.

The operation was supported by the Air Force.

"Pak fighters are supporting the Taliban in Herat, Farah and Badghis," Herat governor Abdul Saboor Qane said. "Taliban has planned to attack Herat but they have faced resistance on the outskirts of the city and were defeated."

Former mujahedeen leader and a senior member of Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
party

...that’d be Mohammad Ismail Khan, Grand Old Man of Herat...

is leading hundreds of forces who fight alongside the Afghan troops against the Taliban.

Khan said President Ghani vowed him on Friday to send reinforcements, but the Ministry of Defense did not pay the required attention in this respect.

"I spoke with President Ghani yesterday (Friday) and he directed the Defense Ministry to send reinforcements. The forces were supposed to arrive last night, but unfortunately, the Ministry of Defense ’did negligence’ and so far no reinforcement has arrived here," Khan said.

On Friday, Colonel Abdul Hamid, Commander of the 1st Regiment of Zafar 207 Corps, was killed in a clash against the Taliban on Friday evening. He led the war in south of Herat.

The governor of Herat said that Colonel Hamid was first taken as captive by Taliban and then was killed.

On Friday, UN confirmed that its office in Herat was attacked by the Taliban in which one security guard was killed. A Defense Ministry front man, Fawad Aman, said that the office was once again attacked by the Taliban on Saturday.

Taliban has not commented on the statement.

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