US air strike destroys Taliban weapons depot in Helmand

US air strike destroys Taliban weapons depot in Helmand

According to intelligence reports, Taliban’s weapons depot at BostonBillion Pound Base or Shurab Airport in Helmand province was destroyed inan airstrike. A heavy explosion at a weapons depot at the Shurab militarybase took place on Wednesday last week, a source close to the Taliban saidthe blast was not caused by fire; relatively, it was an airstrike thattargeted the depot, followed by an airstrike that destroyed the depot.

The Taliban did not release any details of the attack and kept it to be atop-secret. Because the Taliban leaders are in a precarious position now,their armed forces are still breaking ranks and starting privatebusinesses.

On the other hand, the resistance front against the Taliban in the north ofAfghanistan has become much stronger.

In addition, there are reports that combatants and activists of theprevious republican government, who fled to Iran after August 15, havejoined the resistance and battle has intensified in some districts andareas of Panjshir province.