TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Officials in northern Takhar province on Thursday said the Taliban had been forced into retreating from Khwaja Ghar district, but the insurgents rejected the claim as baseless.
Sunnatullah Taimur, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces had launched huge counter-insurgency operations in Takhar and Kunduz provinces.
ZardKamar, Mengchakor, Gelemkhor, Quroq and Qazaq Qeshlaq areas of Khwaja Ghar districthad been cleared of the Taliban. Earlier, the areas were considered Taliban strongholds.
A statement from the 808thSpinzar Zone confirmed the large . . .
