Taliban claims

Just on a short note, the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” just issued a statement claiming the death of seven British soldiers in Jarshak and Sanjeen in the contested Helmand province.

Issued today it claims that “three firefights took place between the mujahidin and the occupational forces in the region Kufki in the city of Jarshak. This led to the death of four occupational soldiers and wounded two severely.” Three other soldiers had allegedly been killed as “a result of the explosion of a mine”.