GLOBAL JIHAD NEWS

Report: Taliban Control Five Districts In Helmand Province According to a report in a Pashtu–language newspaper, the Afghan government’s control is limited to only eight of the 13 districts in the southern Helmand province, with the rest be being under the control of the Taliban. A report in the Pashtu-language newspaper quoted Daud Ahmadi, a spokesman of the Helmand Governor, as saying… Posted at: March 19, 2009 The full text of this blog post is available to subscribers. Please login or register to request subscription information from MEMRI.