Afghan Forces Readying to Launch Offensive to Retake Eastern District
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 28, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Afghan security forces are preparing to launch an operation to retake an eastern border district a day after it fell to the Taliban, officials said Sunday. The Islamist insurgency overran and captured Janikheil district in the eastern Paktia province on Saturday, and local authorities confirmed that dozens