well this all happened in lashkar gah which is the provincial capital of the rest of the volatile hammond province according to the governor's office the health ministry we have to stand that. around noon a car bomb went off outside a local bank the new capital bank a branch office there in lashkar gah is people's you tube withdrawal of the salaries twenty nine people at least killed and sixty both those numbers subject to rise in the aftermath of the explosion we had reports of gunfire but that was apparently having security guards. shooting in the air and state t.v. showed t.v. showed harrowing pictures from the scene vehicle pots wreckage body parts strewn all over the place fortunately no no further details yet just who was behind this and no claims of responsibility either but helmand province is very volatile this has been a bastion of the taliban for many years and it became infamous. to hundreds of british and american troops died there and battles against taliban over the past decade the international coalition troops withdrew from helmand recently but and now back to that becaus

branch office there in lashkar gah as people crowds today to withdraw their salaries twenty nine people at least were killed and sixty eight injured both those numbers subject to rise in the aftermath of the explosion we had reports of gunfire but that was apparently having security guards . shooting in the air and state t.v. showed government t.v. showed harrowing pictures from the scene vehicle parts wreckage body parts sure and all over the place unfortunately no no further details yet as to who was behind this no claims of responsibility either but helmand province is very volatile it has be the past year. the taliban for many years and it became infamous. the hundreds of british and american troops died there and battles against the taliban over the past decade the international coalition troops they withdrew from helmand recently but are now back to that because of the deteriorating security situation and the security situation has been. of. state to be resurgent taking more and more of the country and the coalition is about to boost their troop numbers in order to counter this th

so when i came back to lashkar gah, i had nightmares. so many things strike me from that film., especially in rural areas, poor areas to say the least, and that gives the taliban the edge. and also policies such as not stopping the poppy harvest, it makes people comfortable, it is in their interests that the taliban are there rather than the government because the government could eradicate the poppy harvest. because the government could eradicate the poppy harvestm because the government could eradicate the poppy harvest. if you had to sum up the changes from what you have seen this time and say the last time you were there, what would you say? striking. only a few years ago, my teacher in helmand province was killed because he ignored the warnings to stop his school, so schools were destroyed in my district. but now the taliban are encouraging schools, and sometimes building extensions to hospitals with their own money. it is a striking difference. but i think they will face difficulties when it comes to whether people take these things for granted, and they want liberties, a