Authorities lose control of Afghan district in Taliban attack
Afghan authorities have lost control of a southern Afghanistan district, which British forces left to tribal elders last year, after Taliban fighters attacked and disarmed police. Civilians were fleeing Musa Qala district in Helmand province fearing the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan army would launch strikes to drive out the Taliban, provincial governor Asadullah Wafa said Friday. Full Story