SHARAN (Pajhwok): Taliban insurgents have claimed capturing the Khoshamand district of southeastern Paktika province but security officials say they have tactically retreated.
Police chief Brig. Gen. Amal Nizai told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants staged a coordinated attack on Khoshamand district on Friday evening.
He said the security forces tactically retreated in order to prevent casualties but they recaptured the district centre on Saturday (today) morning.
Aziz Aziz, a member of the provincial council, said the district was overran by rebels after a string of . . .
