Afghanistan

The Taliban have taken the Helmand district of Washir, while an attack on the Kajaki dam was repulsed. 22 Taliban were killed during the fighting. The Taliban is implementing IED tactics. Norway will send 150 special forces, but to Kabul.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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