(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) A district in north-western Afghanistan fell into Taliban control from fleeing soldiers, officials confirmed Sunday, according to dpa.
Taliban militants attacked the Jawand district of Badghis province
overnight and seized the governor's office and police headquarters,
said Bahauddin Qadis, head of the provincial council.
'The insurgents took the district when the security forces fled the
area after a three-hour long battle,' Qadis said, without providing
details.
Another provincial government official who requested anonymity said
the district governor and other district authorities had fled.
He said the rebels had also seized a 'great number of arms and
ammunition.'
The Taliban also confirmed their fighters had captured the centre of
the district.
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