British soldiers have pushed to the outskirts of the Taliban controlled district of Musa Qala in Helmand province. “Several” Taliban fighters and facilitators were killed in Helmand’s Garmsir district. Afghan and ISAF forces captured one foreign fighter facilitator during an operation in the Qalat district of Zabul province. The Taliban murdered a boy for teaching English in Paktia province. A US F-15 fighter jet squadron is back in operation in Afghanistan after being grounded.
