GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Local officials in southern Ghazni province on Tuesday denied the fall of Jaghatu and Deh Yak districts but acknowledged that 12 policemen were killed in Taliban attacks.
Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed security check-posts in the two districts late on Monday night.
“A Jaghatu police station remained under Taliban’s control for 45 minutes, but was retaken by the security forces. The rebels also closed on the Deh Yak district building but retreated,” he . . .
