Mohammad Ilyas Dayee is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan in Helmand.
Instead of working on preventing a sophisticated Taliban assault, officials in one of Afghanistan’s most dangerous provinces are preoccupied with never-ending disputes over land ownership.
After heavy fighting, Talban militants have grabbed a key district in restive Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan.
Insurgents are threatening to overrun a hydroelectric dam vital for irrigation and electricity generation across southern Afghanistan.
In a bid to recapture lost ground, Afghan security forces have launched a multi-pronged offensive against the Talban in the southern province of Helmand.
Escalating violence in parts of Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province has forced authorities to close most schools, depriving thousands from education.
With the advent of the traditional spring and summer fighting season, Taliban insurgents have opened multiple fronts in Afghanistan's biggest province, Helmand.
