LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): A top public representative on Monday warned if security reinforcements did not reach southern Helmand province within 48 hours, the province would fall into the hands of the Taliban.
But the Ministry of Defence strongly rejected the claim.
Provincial council chief Karim Khan Atal told reporters in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, that the current strength of security forces in Helmand could not alone deal with the conflict in the entire province.
Atal was talking after Afghan security forces suffered heavy casualties on Saturday . . .
