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| Security Forces Re-Take Chahardara District Governor's Office |
| 2015-10-15 |
| [Tolo News] Security forces have re-taken the district governor's office in Chahardara district of northern Kunduz province after a military operation, local officials said on Wednesday. Quasim Jangal Bagh, Provincial Police Chief, said that security forces launched the operation on Tuesday night in the center of Chahardara and on the district governor's office early Wednesday. Jangal Bagh says that security forces continue their military operation to clear all the Lions of Islam in the district but that festivities are ongoing in different parts of the district. "The security forces have air support in this operation and more troops are on the way to the district," he said. The local officials said that the Lions of Islam have sustained massive casualties in the operation and one of their commanders named Hanzala was also among the dead. But he said many Taliban members escaped the area. Chahardara fell to the Taliban a few months ago. |
| Posted by:Fred |