Taliban seize three districts in Afghanistan ANI | Updated: Jun 06, 2021 04:02 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (ANI): Amid intensifying armed conflicts across Afghanistan, the Taliban have seized three districts in Nuristan and Zabul.
A local source in the eastern province of Nuristan, talking on condition of anonymity, said that the security forces retreated from Do Ab and Mandawal districts of the province. The source denied giving further information in regards, reported Afghanistan Times.
Head of Nuristan Provincial Council, Asadullah Payendazoi also confirmed the collapse of these districts to the Taliban.
The Taliban staged attacks on the districts from various directions, he said, adding that the districts had been cordoned off by the Taliban for more than 20-day.