LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Afghan army reinforcements have reached the troubled Sangin district of southern Helmand province and have begun a clearing operation, police said on Tuesday.
Helmand police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Rahman Sarjang told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghan National Army (ANA) troops had pushed back Taliban insurgents attempting to overrun the district.
The army personnel had reached the district centre and had started operations, Sarjang said, adding that the soldiers would have a great effect on security. However, he did not provide figures for the fresh . . .
