Taliban forces ambushed a police convoy in western Farah Province of Afghanistan, killing at least 20 police and wounding scores of others. The deputy provincial police chief was among the wounded.
Just north of this ambush, Taliban fighters attacked a military checkpoint and killed at least 10 soldiers. Five more soldiers remain unaccounted for, and it is unclear if they were captured or simply fled.
The Taliban claimed that they had killed 25 police in the attack, including several commanders. They also reported that four vehicles were destroyed, and large quantities of weapons were seized.
In recent months, the Taliban has used heavy fighting in one area to carry out coordinated attacks in other parts of the country, knowing the Afghan government cannot reinforce them all. This has meant many of the hit-and-run attacks simply happen, and the Taliban forces get away with looted gear.
and this just in…
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three American soldiers were killed on Tuesday in
an explosion in Afghanistan, the United States military said. It was the
worst loss of life in the country for the United States this year. Three other soldiers and an American contractor were wounded. The deaths took place near Ghazni City, in the southeastern province of
the same name, from the detonation of a roadside bomb, the military said
in a statement.
Iran saying “hello” again.
And two days ago the Pentagon announced: Sgt. Leandro A.S. Jasso, 25, from Leavenworth, Washington, died Nov. 24, 2018, in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as a result of wounds sustained while engaging enemy forces in Khash Rod District, Nimruz Province, Afghanistan.
Nimruz Province is south of Farah Province, also on the Iran border.