Afghanistan

Twenty Afghan bodyguards of Musa Qala district leader Mullah Abdul Salaam were killed in a disputed incident. The spokesman for Helmand province claimed the Taliban conducted an assault at Salaam’s home, while the Afghan Army said the incident was the result of a dispute between the bodyguards. The Taliban said two of its fighters were killed in the ambush.

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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