More than 200 refugee families have returned from Pakistan to Bala Boluk and Farah Rud districts of western Farah province over the last 10 days, local officials said on Tuesday.
Over 60 Taliban, 30 Soldiers Killed in Past Day s Violent Surge
The country’s western area witnessed deadly attacks over the last 24 hours with over 20 army soldiers killed and many civilians wounded, according to local officials.
According to officials and sources, 20 soldiers were killed in Farah, 4 in Baghlan, 8 in Badakhshan and 5 in Herat in the last 24 hours.
Sources from Farah said that at least 20 members of the Afghan National Army were killed in a Taliban attack on an outpost in Bala Boluk district in Farah on Sunday night.
“It was not a base, it was an outpost for the safety of the base… The situation in other parts of Farah is under control,” said Taj Mohammad Jahid, the governor of Farah.
Over 60 Taliban, 30 Soldiers Killed in Past Day s Violent Surge
The country’s western area witnessed deadly attacks over the last 24 hours with over 20 army soldiers killed and many civilians wounded, according to local officials.
According to officials and sources, 20 soldiers were killed in Farah, 4 in Baghlan, 8 in Badakhshan and 5 in Herat in the last 24 hours.
Sources from Farah said that at least 20 members of the Afghan National Army were killed in a Taliban attack on an outpost in Bala Boluk district in Farah on Sunday night.
“It was not a base, it was an outpost for the safety of the base… The situation in other parts of Farah is under control,” said Taj Mohammad Jahid, the governor of Farah.