PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Afghan security forces have retaken control of the Tala Wa Barfak district of northern Baghlan province, an official said on Saturday.
Maj. Mohammad Hanif Rezaee, spokesman for the Shaheen Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security forces recaptured main check-posts in the town late on Friday night.
About 42 militants were killed and 32 others wounded during the operation. The US-led Coalition forces also supported the overnight operation, he said, adding only three security personnel were injured.
Police spokesman Zabihullah Shuja confirmed the recapture of Tala . . .
