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Taliban Besiege Key Afghan Town
The battle for Sangin comes a little over a year after the end of UK operations in Afghanistan, in which at least 450 soldiers were killed. Why is Sangin, a key strategic town, so vulnerable to the insurgents in southern Afghanistan?
Jawad Samimi from the 麻豆社's Pashto Service explains the situation.
(Photo: Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers walk in Helmand. Credit: NOOR MOHAMMAD/AFP/Getty)
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