QALAT (Pajhwok): Local officials on Monday said the Atghar district of southern Zabul province has been cleared of the Taliban -- almost six months after it was overrun by the insurgents.
Ahmad Khalid Safi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News local security forces had purged the restive district of militants, who captured it six months ago.
He said a new district chief had been appointed and the identity card distribution process had resumed. The governor’s house plans to make functional all offices in the district . . .
