"Taliban militants after launching a well-coordinated attack overnight captured the headquarters of Darqad district at 04:00 a.m. local time today forcing government forces to retreat," provincial police spokesman Abdul Khalil Asir told Xinhua.
The official, however, didn't provide detail on possible casualties.
Meanwhile, Zabihullah Mujahid, who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit, in contact with media said the Taliban after killing 12 police personnel captured Darqad district.
Asir said the government would soon launch counter-offensive to regain the district of Darqad from the militants.
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The Taliban have seized Afghanistan's Darqad district, one of those hit by Monday's earthquake that killed at least 360 in Afghanistan and Pakistan...
ReplyDeleteA police spokesman in Takhar province, which includes Darqad, confirmed it had fallen and said heavy fighting was continuing in two other districts.
Although the Taliban has said its fighters have been ordered to help victims, there are worries insecurity is hampering the relief effort.
The quake left at least 2,000 injured.
There has not been much damage or loss of life in Darqad itself after the magnitude-7.5 earthquake but many other areas near it have been destroyed, the BBC's Shaimaa Khalil reports from Kabul.
There are worries the latest fighting will have an even more detrimental effect on any aid getting to the remote province, she adds.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Afghan authorities told the BBC that aid had started to trickle through to neighbouring Badakhshan province - the epicentre of the earthquake.
The Afghan minister for disaster management said that tents and blankets had been distributed in some communities but there were still many others which had not yet been reached.....BBC
Los talibanes toman un distrito en el noreste de Afganistán...
ReplyDeleteLos insurgentes del movimiento Talibán tomaron bajo su control un distrito en la provincia afgana de Tajar (noreste), comunicó este miércoles la cadena Press TV.
El subjefe de la policía provincial, Atiq Haideri, indicó que los talibanes invadieron el distrito de Darqad esta mañana tras fuertes enfrentamientos con agentes de seguridad.
"Retrocedimos tácticamente; podemos volver a tomar el distrito cuando queramos", afirmó Haideri.
Un residente de la zona, Tahir Khan, señaló que los talibanes capturaron Darqad sin ninguna resistencia por parte del Ejército afgano.
"Para este momento numerosas partes de Darqad están bajo el control de los talibanes", precisó el residente.........Lea más en http://mundo.sputniknews.com/orientemedio/20151028/1053022637/talibanes-afganistan-seguridad-control-distrito.html#ixzz3psRqtpmf
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