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Taliban Suffers Heavy Casualty Toll in Takhar: Officials

Taliban insurgents have suffered a heavy casualty toll in the Khwaja Ghar battle against security forces – who are driving the insurgents back from the district, local officials said.

The Khwaja Ghar attack took place at about 3am local time Monday after dozens of Taliban insurgents attacked the district and took control of it for a few hours.

However, by mid-morning, security forces were able to re-take control of the district - after hours of heavy clashes, a spokesman for the provincial governor, Sonatullah Timor, said in a statement.

The Provincial Governor Yasen Zia is meanwhile leading troops in the area and said they have driven insurgents back from the district, especially in the Pul-e-Kokcha area. He said security forces are advancing and that "currently the clash is ongoing in Qoroq village between the Taliban and security forces."

"The forces will move forward until (they get to) Dasht-e-Archi of Kunduz [province which borders Takhar]," he said.

"The insurgents suffered heavy casualties but so far the exact number of casualties is not clear but bodies of six insurgents remain on the ground (in Pul-e-Kokcha)," he said.

Four security force members were however also killed including two of Zia's bodyguards. Seven other security force members, including another two of Zia's bodyguards, were wounded, he added.

However officials have confirmed that reinforcement troops have arrived from the provincial capital Taloqan.

This comes amid the Taliban's upswing in violence in neighboring Kunduz province in the past week.

Taliban Suffers Heavy Casualty Toll in Takhar: Officials

Taliban insurgents have suffered a heavy casualty toll in the Khwaja Ghar battle against security

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Taliban insurgents have suffered a heavy casualty toll in the Khwaja Ghar battle against security forces – who are driving the insurgents back from the district, local officials said.

The Khwaja Ghar attack took place at about 3am local time Monday after dozens of Taliban insurgents attacked the district and took control of it for a few hours.

However, by mid-morning, security forces were able to re-take control of the district - after hours of heavy clashes, a spokesman for the provincial governor, Sonatullah Timor, said in a statement.

The Provincial Governor Yasen Zia is meanwhile leading troops in the area and said they have driven insurgents back from the district, especially in the Pul-e-Kokcha area. He said security forces are advancing and that "currently the clash is ongoing in Qoroq village between the Taliban and security forces."

"The forces will move forward until (they get to) Dasht-e-Archi of Kunduz [province which borders Takhar]," he said.

"The insurgents suffered heavy casualties but so far the exact number of casualties is not clear but bodies of six insurgents remain on the ground (in Pul-e-Kokcha)," he said.

Four security force members were however also killed including two of Zia's bodyguards. Seven other security force members, including another two of Zia's bodyguards, were wounded, he added.

However officials have confirmed that reinforcement troops have arrived from the provincial capital Taloqan.

This comes amid the Taliban's upswing in violence in neighboring Kunduz province in the past week.

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