TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Residents of Dashti Kala district of northeastern Takhar province say the Taliban militants have advanced to the district’s bazaar and are likely to capture the town if security reinforcements do not arrive soon.
The Dashti Qala district, which is located near the Tajikistan border, has a strategic importance for the Taliban. The district had been the scene of fierce clashes between the insurgents and government forces in recent months.
The district’s local police commander Abdul Raouf Hamidi told Pajhwok Afghan News that the . . .
