Tolo News: Baghlan police said on Friday troops have broken through the Taliban’s defense line in Dand-e Ghori and have almost cleared the area of insurgents. Baghlan police said that after days of fighting, the security forces finally broke through the Taliban’s defense line and that the troops are now moving forward, towards the center of
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, March 3 (Xinhua) — Afghan security forces after weeks of heavy battle recaptured Dand-e-Ghori district in northern Baghlan province and dislodged Taliban militants from the area, provincial governor Abdul Sattar Bariz said Thursday.
Tolo News: Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs Gulab Mangal on Saturday defended the controversial Dand-e-Ghori deal and said that the agreement led to peace in Baghlan province. The statement comes after Mangal came under fire from critics recently over the signing of the controversial deal with the Taliban. Critics have blasted officials for having signed a
Khaama Press: A group of Taliban militants launched attack on electricity directorate in Pul-e-Khumri, the provincial capital of northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan. The attack was launched by a group of around 50 Taliban militants who have taken position in the electricity directorate in Band-e-Du area of the city. Click here to read more (external link).