An important district in Afghanistan’s southern poppy-growing province of Helmand has fallen to Taliban control after heavy fighting that killed or wounded up to 20 police officers, an official said on Saturday.
Abdul Majeed Akhonzada, deputy director of the provincial council, said Kanashin district has “fallen into Taliban hands.” The fall of the district, which borders Pakistan and major poppy-producing districts, means “Taliban are in control of 60 per cent of Helmand,” Akhonzada said.
