MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Local officials on Monday said Chahartot area and four security posts in northwestern Faryab province have fallen to Taliban. Seventeen security forces suffered casualties in clashes.
Mohammad Tahir Rahmani, the provincial council head, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants launched attacks on Afghan forces and uprising members in the Chahartot area of Pashtunkot district on Sunday night.
He said Chahartot area and four security posts fell to the insurgents following the attack, which left nine uprising members and policemen dead. Five others including two commanders . . .
