Airstrikes Barely Holding Off Taliban in Helmand, Afghan Officials Say

By MUJIB MASHAL and TAIMOOR SHAH from NYT World http://ift.tt/2aHiOzg
via IFTTTEven as Afghan and American officials insist they will not allow another urban center to fall, the noose is tightening around Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province. August 9, 2016 at 05:00AM