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30 villages fall to Taliban in N. Afghan district

Xinhua, July 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Some 30 villages were overrun by Taliban militants in Khan Abad district of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province on Monday, district governor Hayatullah Amiri said.

Taliban militants launched a heavy offensive in Aqtash area forcing pro-government militias to flee and thus enabled Taliban to captured 30 villages there," Amiri told Xinhua.

The government forces are yet to launch counter-attack, the official added. Endi