MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Local officials on Saturday said Afghan security forces had recaptured the Gorzaiwan district of northern Faryab province from Taliban insurgents.
The security personnel, supported by local uprising groups, pushed the militants back on Saturday morning, Deputy Governor Abdul Sattar Barez told Pajhwok Afghan News.
The district had fallen into Taliban’s hands late on Thursday without any resistance, with the security forces saying they had retreated from the district centre as a tactical move.
The militants also vacated the district centres without any . . .
