TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Afghan security forces have retaken the control of Darqad district of northern Takhar province from Taliban militants after three months, an official said on Friday.
Takhar police spokesman Khalil Aseer told Pajhwok Afghan News that troops from the Afghan army’s 217 Pamir Military Corps conducted operations in Darqad district throughout last night and were able to capture the district until Friday morning.
He said the district was wrested back from Taliban insurgents who had been in control of the town for the last three . . .
