KABUL (Pajhwok): Security forces have regained control of the Balcharagh district in northwestern Faryab province after two years, officials said on Tuesday.
Governor Naqibullah Faiq told Pajhwok Afghan News that commando forces on Monday night landed in the district centre and hoisted the tricolor national flag there.
He added over 150 local uprising forces, trained by the Ministry of Defence, were stationed in the district centre.
Sebghatullah Selab, deputy head of the provincial council, said fighting was underway between the security forces and
