SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Local officials on Sunday said the Taliban militants had fled after being defeated in the Khamab district of northwestern Jawzjan province, while militants claimed killing several security personnel.
On Thursday, local officials said the Taliban had been ousted from Khamab as a result of a joint operation of army, police and intelligence, led by Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, first vice-president.
Jawzjan Governor Lutfullah Azizi said 20 militants were killed during the operation on Saturday and the bodies of the rebels were still lying at . . .
