SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): The Taliban insurgents have overrun at least 17 villages in the Khamab district of northeastern Jawzjan province, officials said on Monday.
Mohammad Reza Ghafoori, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked the public uprising check-posts in Chopli Tepa, Khan Tepa areas of Khamab district on Sunday night.
He said security forces suffered no casualties in the ensuing clashes. Public uprising members and the security forces had teamed up gathered to retake the areas from militants, he added.
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