In Helmand Province, the Afghan National Army (ANA) reported that in the past four months of fighting for the evil United States and British empire, 500 ANA soldiers sacrificed their lives for the Red, White and Blue!  ANA officials say that is a dramatic increase from the same time the year before.  And Mujahideen report the successful conclusion to a ten days long battle with Afghan government forces, in Sangin District.  They claim to have killed 83 government personnel, wounded 45, and destroyed 23 vehicles.  Two Mujahideen killed, five wounded.  Also, in Musa Kala District reports that pro-U.S. forces conducted an Israeli style home invasion in Kisi village. One person killed, one kidnapped.

In Nuristan Province, two people killed by U.S. drone strike.

In Paktia Province, reports that three civilians killed, five wounded, when mortar rounds landed on a village during battles between Mujahideen and ANA forces.

In Kunar Province, Manugi District, reports that ANA forces retaliated for a Mujahideen attack by shooting randomly into a village.  At least 11 people wounded.  The night before, ANA forces fired mortar rounds during a Mujahideen attack, some of those mortar rounds landed on the village, wounding eight people.  Mujahideen claim they’ve killed 27 ANA and Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel in a day long battle.

In Kunduz Province, Kunduz city, an explosion killed at least one person and wounded three.  Local government officials say it was caused by a car bomb.

In Jawzjan Province, Aqcha District, two people killed, ten wounded by explosion.  Local government officials say a handcart was left near a cop car.  It was a bomb.

In Samangan Province, Mujahideen claim they blew up the car carrying the governor.  The governor was wounded, four of his bodyguards were killed.

The ANA and ANP have launched Operation Simurgh in Logar and Nangarhar provinces.  ANA officials say they are trying to stop Mujahideen from controlling four provinces along the Kabul-Nangarhar Highway.  ANA reports two of their soldiers killed.

In Zabul Province, Shahjoi District, local government officials claim Mujahideen kidnapped 12 cops.  Mujahideen say they captured the cops in a battle.

In Badakhshan Province, Baharak village, a woman (who graduated from Kabul University by the way) has been exiled for writing and publishing her first book of Iranian love poetry.

The U.S. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released more proof the U.S. is behind corruption in Afghanistan.  This time it involves the U.S. backed court system.  John Sopko discovered there is almost no oversight of tens of millions of U.S. tax dollars used to fund the Justice Training Transition Program.  Also, Sopko discovered more evidence that the U.S. is behind the skyrocketing illegal drug trade.  He found that the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is not pushing for the creation of Afghan laws to fight corruption and illegal drugs!   ‘Training’ of the U.S. created Afghan justice system has been handled by U.S. and European contractors, who do little yet get paid tens of millions of dollars.  The latest contractor, International Development Law Organization, denies SIGAR’s accusations.

By the way, the latest SIGAR report also says that in the past three months alone, $2 billion in U.S. tax dollars have been wasted!