MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Afghan forces recaptured parts of the Almar district of northwestern Faryab province from militants after 1st Vce-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum visited the province, an official claimed on Monday.
The Qaraee area of Almar district, having 30 villages with a population of 30,000, had been seized by the insurgents in the wake of intense fighting on July 13.
Maj. Mohammad Reza Rezaee, spokesman for the 209th Shahin Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News the locality was recaptured from rebels and fighting was underway. Seven militants were killed and several others wounded . . .
