Chronicling the "Spring Offensive".
Chronicling the Spring Offensive II: March 13-25.
Click to enlarge.Afgha.com also has a detailed account, with links, of the deteriorating situation in the previously relatively peaceful Farah province.
I must admit that, having relied on the British printed media for the past few months, I had no idea the position was now potentially so bad in western Afghanistan, in the province next door to the British forces in Helmand. Recently, a number of serious incidents have occurred in Farah, including the murder by the Taliban of seven Afghans working for a US company, 22 arrests, including six teenagers, for bomb-making at a madrassah and a devastating roadside bomb attack which killed ten Afghan policemen.
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Henry, first let me state that I am very pleased to see you back and blogging, your last march post had me concerned. Home you are better now.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that this is a border province to Iran, could it be that some of this is now aided and abetted by Iran? The Pak border is becoming less porous, and from what I have seen when forces travel North from Pak now, it seems that ISAF or the Afghan Army is always waiting, not a coincidence to me.
I am much better now thanks, thanos.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Iran is probably involved, hardly surprising given that it is now effectively the dominant regional power after debacles of Lebanon and the UK prisoners of war.