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1st LD: Taliban takes district in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province

Xinhua, June 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

Taliban militants captured a district in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province on Saturday, local Tolo television channel reported.

"Following heavy clashes, the Yamgan district was captured by Taliban militants this morning," citing local officials Tolo said. Endi