MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Taliban militants recaptured seven villages after fierce clashes with security forces and uprising members in Faizabad district of northern Jawzjan province, sources said on Friday.
The clashes broke out on Thursday afternoon in Shesha Khana Turkmena and Girjak villages, an uprising force commander in the area told Pajhwok but declined to be identified.
Talking to Pajhwok on Thursday evening, the commander said as the clashes intensified, the security forces retreated and allowed the Taliban to capture Shesha Khana Arabia, Shesha Khana Turkmenia, Shesha Khana Uzbekia . . .
