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December 21, 2015

Taliban Claims Key District in Southern Afghanistan
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In news from Afghanistan, a key district in the southern province of
Helmand has reportedly fallen to the Taliban. Taliban militants overran
the Sangin district after two days of fighting which reportedly killed
more than 90 Afghan soldiers. Helmand's deputy governor had pleaded for
help from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on social media Sunday, saying,
"Helmand stands on the brink."


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