|
Security Forces Push Back Taliban Attack in Samangan: Police
[ToloNews] Afghan forces pushed back an attack by the Taliban...Arabic for students... on Hazrat Sultan district in the central province of Samangan on Monday evening, the provincial police said, adding that the festivities continued for many hours and ended shortly after midnight. A front man for Samangan police, Munir Rahimi, said eight Taliban fighters were killed in the festivities. He said the Taliban faced resistance by the security forces shortly after they started their attack on the district — which is located along the key northern highway that connects Kabul with Balkh province. Taliban on Monday night claimed that they captured Hazrat Sultan district. The group has not commented on their casualties in the festivities. Related: Hazrat Sultan district: 2017-04-08 Senior Taliban leader arrested in North of Afghanistan Hazrat Sultan district: 2014-04-02 8 Policemen Injured in Samangan Related: Samangan: 2021-07-04 US: Taliban is shutting down media organizations to conceal their violence Samangan: 2021-07-04 13 Districts Fall to Taliban in 24 Hours: Sources Samangan: 2021-07-03 23 Killed in Taliban Attacks in Badakhshan, Baghlan: Sources Posted by: trailing wife 2021-07-07 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=606576 |