GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The Taliban have overrun the Zana Khan district of southern Ghazni province following fierce clashes with the Afghan security forces, officials acknowledged on Thursday.
A provincial council member, Abdul Jamay Jamay, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security forces and the Taliban had been engaged in heavy clashes in Zana Khan district since Wednesday night.
He said the insurgents captured the district and seized two tanks, a number of Ranger pick-ups and took three policemen hostage.
Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s . . .
