Recent waves of fighting between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban in the surrounding areas of Lashkargah city, the center of the southern province of Helmand, have displaced as many as 1,000 families.

TOLOnews’ reporter Abdullah Hamim reports from the frontline that many of these families are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

Haji Din Mohammad, the deputy head of the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR), on Wednesday said that the UN-led conference on Afghanistan is expected to convene in the last week of May or first week of June. Originally, the conference was scheduled for April 24, however, it was postponed due to the lack of participation of the Taliban.

According to Haji Din Mohammad, the Taliban are now in talks with the US about the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country, and, according to his analysis, the Americans will completely leave Afghanistan in early July.