[Tolo News] Raghistan district of Badakhshan province has collapsed to the Taliban after two days of heavy festivities with security forces, local officials said Friday.Jawed Mujadadi a provincial council member told TOLOnews that the district collapsed into the hands of the Taliban at 3am on Friday morning.
So far details on casualties have not been revealed, Mujadadi said.
Provincial police front man Chief Lal Mohammad Ahmadzia said that the Taliban are advancing and at the moment they are one kilometer from the district governor's office and heavy festivities are ongoing.
The provincial police front man warns that if within an hour air support is not sent to the district the district will fully collapse to the Taliban.
On Thursday at least 65 villages in Raghistan district had reportedly collapsed to the Taliban, local officials.