Taliban seize district in eastern Afghan province

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Wed May-25-11 08:55 AM
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Taliban seize district in eastern Afghan province

Source: BBC

Officials in Afghanistan say insurgents allied to the Taliban have taken another district in a strategically important province in the north-east.

Nuristan Governor Jamaludin Badar told the BBC that 10 insurgents and three policemen had been killed.

Government forces are trying to re-take the western district of Doab.

At least three districts in Nuristan are now under Taliban control. In others, the government presence is either weak or limited.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13543682

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