Afghan official uses Facebook to ask president for help in Helmand

In an unusual move, a senior Afghan official has taken to social media to implore the president to send help to his province, saying it could otherwise fall to the Taliban.

Mohammad Jan Rasulyar, the deputy governor of Helmand province, posted a message on his Facebook page telling president Ashraf Ghani that more than 90 security forces have been killed in the past month fighting insurgents.