KUNDUZ (Pajhwok): Local sources in northern Kunduz province on Monday endorsed Taliban’s claim of seizing Khanabad district.
Rabbani Rabbani, a member of the provincial council, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants overran the district in the morning after 24 hours of clashes.
He claimed: “The district was captured by the militants due non-arrival of reinforcements.”
Meanwhile, a security official also confirmed the fall of the district into Taliban’s hands.
All government buildings had been seized by the Taliban, he said, adding there had been casualties in the clashes but exact figures were not yet known.
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