The Afghan forces launched an offensive on Friday (July 16th) to retake the strategic town of Spin Boldak, near the border with Pakistan, which the Taliban seized on Wednesday, announced the spokesman for the police of Kandahar province.
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The army and the police “
have launched a joint operation to retake Spin Boldak.
Afghan forces have reached the Spin Boldak market
, ”said spokesperson Jamal Nasir Barakzai.
Residents, contacted by AFP, said intense fighting was taking place near the Spin Boldak market, a key locality on the road to the main border post with Pakistan, some 30 kilometers away.
