TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Security forces have regained control of the Khwaja Ghar district of northern Takhar province, an official said on Saturday.
On Friday evening, the Taliban insurgents captured the district centre after a coordinated attack.
Saleem Javed, spokesman for commando forces in the northern zone, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security personnel conducted an operation soon after the rebels seized the district.
He said the militants were beaten back and the security forces reclaimed the district. A clearing operation is still underway in parts of . . .
