JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Security forces pushed back a massive Taliban assault on the Barg-i-Matal district of eastern Nuristan province on Monday, officials claimed.
More than 300 Taliban militants, including foreigners, stormed the district headquarters in the morning, sparking a fierce gun-battle with security forces.
Security officials said so far 33 attackers had been killed and 20 others wounded in the clash that left one Afghan army soldier and two civilians dead.
Three ANA soldiers were wounded during the ongoing clash that began at . . .
