Taliban retake Barg-i-Matal district
Taliban militants have taken over the Barg-i-Matal district in Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan on the border with Pakistan.
According to Press TV correspondent in Afghanistan, the Taliban militants seized the Barg-i-Matal district -- the largest town in Nuristan province -- on Saturday night. No more details were reported.
This comes a day after Afghan security forces said they killed 50 Taliban militants in the same province.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Taliban group said on Sunday that eight Afghan policemen had been killed and 15 others captured during the fight.
The Taliban tried to capture the government headquarters in Barg-i-Matal on Saturday.
The Nuristan governor on Saturday appealed to the Afghan government through local television to send reinforcements into the province.
Barg-i-Matal district in mountainous Nuristan province, a remote area bordering Pakistan, has been the scene of fierce fighting between militants and NATO forces in the past two months.
In May 2010, Taliban militants, in a fierce gun battle with police, surrounded Barg-i-Matal and captured administrative headquarters of the border district but Barg-i-Matal fell into government hands after few days.
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According to Press TV correspondent in Afghanistan, the Taliban militants seized the Barg-i-Matal district -- the largest town in Nuristan province -- on Saturday night. No more details were reported.
This comes a day after Afghan security forces said they killed 50 Taliban militants in the same province.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Taliban group said on Sunday that eight Afghan policemen had been killed and 15 others captured during the fight.
The Taliban tried to capture the government headquarters in Barg-i-Matal on Saturday.
The Nuristan governor on Saturday appealed to the Afghan government through local television to send reinforcements into the province.
Barg-i-Matal district in mountainous Nuristan province, a remote area bordering Pakistan, has been the scene of fierce fighting between militants and NATO forces in the past two months.
In May 2010, Taliban militants, in a fierce gun battle with police, surrounded Barg-i-Matal and captured administrative headquarters of the border district but Barg-i-Matal fell into government hands after few days.
MSH/HRF
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