SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Local officials and residents on Wednesday claimed the Taliban militants torched 40 houses belonging to Afghan Local Police (ALP) members in Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province, but the rebels denied their involvement.
Naqibullah Daqiq, the Sancharak district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the insurgents set ablaze the houses in Taghai Khwaja village of the district after looting the houses.
A resident of Tabbar village of the district, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok by telephone that the Taliban . . .
