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1st LD: 5 killed as Taliban attacks district headquarters in N. Afghanistan, gun battle continues

Xinhua, July 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Five people including four insurgents and a local police have been killed as Taliban militants attacked the headquarters of Qala-e-Zal district in the northern Kunduz province Monday morning, local police official Mohammad Nabi said.

"Taliban rebels launched a major offensive to capture district headquarters of Qala-e-Zal in the morning and so far, four insurgents and a local police personnel have been killed," Nabi told Xinhua.

He also warned that any delay in sending reinforcement would enable Taliban to overrun the beleaguered district.

Confirming Taliban offensive on Qala-e-Zal district, district governor Mahboubullah Sayedi told Xinhua that he has informed the central government about the fragility of the situation and reinforcement would soon arrive in the district to dislodge the attacking militants.

Taliban militants who briefly captured Kunduz provincial capital the Kunduz city in September last year, are yet to make comment on the situation in Qala-e-Zal district. Endit