LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Officials said on Sunday the Taliban had captured the Sangin district of southern Helmand province, besieging dozens of police.
A reliable source at the provincial police headquarters told Pajhwok Afghan News the Sangin district fell into the hands of Taliban militants on Sunday afternoon when the rebels overran the district administration office. He said the insurgents captured the police building hours later.
About 150 policemen left these two buildings and moved to a nearby area where the insurgents had surrounded them, the official said and . . .
