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Taliban Take Over District In Zabul Province
(AKI) - The Taliban have seized control of the Afghan district of Khak in the province of Zabul, Gulab Shah Alikhail, spokesman for provincial governor, told China's Xinhua news agency. More than 100 fighters took part in the attack in the centre of the district which lies about 65 kilometres from Qalat, capital of Zabul province. Local police forces were forced to withdraw from the district centre. Reports say that the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), is verifying the information. The seizure of the district comes as the ISAF and Afghan troops are involved in a major offensive launched last month in the nearby province of Helmand, where rebels have held a small town for nearly two months. Meanwhile in a separate attack also in Zabul province, between the capital Qalat and the district of Mizan, militants attacked a construction site, killing five guards and injuring another four, according to Gulab Shah Alikhail, spokesman for the provincial governor. Posted by: Fred 2007-04-07 |
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