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Afghanistan
Operation Underway To Re-Take Badakhshan's Warduj
2016-04-22
Security forces have launched a military operation in Warduj district of north-eastern Badakhshan to re-capture the district from Taliban insurgents, local officials said on Thursday.

The operation was launched four days ago and currently security forces are locked in clashes with insurgents near the district governor's compound, provincial police chief Ghulaam Sakhi Ghafoori said.

However, he assured the people that "the district will soon be cleared of insurgents."

Nematullah Ahmadi, TOLOnews reporter who visited the district said the insurgents have come in from different parts of the province and are trying to prevent troops from moving forward.

But security officials said they are able to advance and insurgents have been driven back from parts of the district although clashes are ongoing close to the governor's compound.

"We are slowly moving forward. It is war and sometimes we move forward and sometimes we retreat. However, you can see a military and defense commitment among all our security troops," Ghafoori said.

Meanwhile, Janat Gul Karokhil, a military commander in Badakhshan said that military forces are busy clearing Warduj of insurgents and are being supported by the air force.

"Those who are resisting against us are Tajik [militants] and suicide attackers. They don't care about their life and we are trying not to receive casualties," Karokhil said.

Warduj collapsed to the Taliban more than a year ago. It is one of 29 districts in Badakhshan and has about 17,000 residents.
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