KABUL: Several militants have been killed in Afghanistan s Baghlan province as Afgan government forces launched a counter-offensive to repel Taliban attack.
As per an official statement on Friday, Scores of the armed insurgents have been killed over the past 48 hours, and the Taliban attacks on Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazai and Dahn-e-Ghori districts have been repulsed.
Taliban militants have seized parts of the restive Baghlan province over the past few days.
Meanwhile, Brigadier Safihullah Mohammadi who serves as a member of the reinforcement forces in Baghlan, told reporters on Friday that some 100 Taliban fighters had been killed and injured over the past two days during operations backed by fighting planes.
2021-05-07 09:36:06 GMT2021-05-07 17:36:06(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, May 7 (Xinhua) Scores of militants have been killed in northern Baghlan province as government forces launched counter-offensive to repel Taliban fighters attacks, provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Basharat said Friday. Scores of the armed insurgents have been killed over the past 48 hours and the Taliban attacks on Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazai and Dahn-e-Ghori districts have been repulsed, Basharat told Xinhua.
Basharat also added that reinforcement had been reached and the situation would be soon brought under control.
Taliban militants in surprise attacks seized parts of the restive Baghlan province including Burka district over the past few days.
Afghan forces launch counter-offensive in Baghlan
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Key Taliban commander killed in foiled attack. Image Source: IANS News
Kabul, May 7 : Scores of militants have been killed in Afghanistan s Baghlan province as government forces launched a counter-offensive to repel Taliban attacks, a police official said on Friday. Scores of the armed insurgents have been killed over the past 48 hours and the Taliban attacks on Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazai and Dahn-e-Ghori districts have been repulsed, the official told Xinhua news agency.
He also added that reinforcement had been reached and the situation would be soon brought under control.
Taliban militants in have seized parts of the restive Baghlan province over the past few days.
Afghan gov t forces launch counter-offensive in Baghlan province
07 May 2021, 19:49 GMT+10
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, May 7 (Xinhua) Scores of militants have been killed in northern Baghlan province as government forces launched counter-offensive to repel Taliban fighters attacks, provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Basharat said Friday. Scores of the armed insurgents have been killed over the past 48 hours and the Taliban attacks on Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazai and Dahn-e-Ghori districts have been repulsed, Basharat told Xinhua. Basharat also added that reinforcement had been reached and the situation would be soon brought under control. Taliban militants in surprise attacks seized parts of the restive Baghlan province including Burka district over the past few days.
Baghlan: 2 Bases Fall to Taliban in Baghlan-e-Markazi District
Two security force bases fell to the Taliban in the Shahr-e-Kohna area of Baghlan-e-Markzai district in Baghlan province on Wednesday night, local sources said.
There is no information about casualties sustained by security forces, sources say.
Baghlan police officials said that the security force members had been pushed back.
The Taliban launched attacks in the Baghlan-e-Markzai and Nahrin districts of the province on Wednesday night.
“Four Taliban were killed, and six others were wounded in the blast,” police officials said.
The Taliban claimed they have captured the district.
On Tuesday night, areas of Burka district in Baghlan fell to the Taliban after clashes, security sources confirmed.