FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): At least 20 besieged members of an uprising group have joined Taliban militants in the Khwahan district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday.
Police spokesman Sanullah Rohani confirmed the development to Pajhwok, saying the uprising members had been surrounded by insurgents and had been under their siege.
But Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid put the number of defecting uprising members at 51. He said they joined the rebels along with their weapons and ammunition in the Hawz Sha area of the district today . . .
