QALAT (Pajhwok): Taliban insurgents on Monday claimed capturing the Atghar district of southern Zabul province, but local officials rejected the assertion and said intense clashes were underway.
Abdul Qayyum, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants staged predawn attacks on the district centre at 2am.
The clashes continued till morning, he said, warning the district could fall into the hands of rebels if reinforcements did not reach there. He gave no details about casualties.
Gul Salam Sial, the governor’s spokesman . . .
