Taliban capture Arghanjkha district in Badakhshan

Taliban militants captured the Arghanjkha district of Badakhshan province on Wednesday evening, sources said.

The government, however, stated that the Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) retreated from the district following two days of heavy clashes with the militants.

At least 11 soldiers and one member of the public uprising forces have been killed in the skirmish.

Khalil-ul-Rahman, Badakhshan Police Chief stated that Arghanjkha was under the Taliban’s control in the last three years and that they have abandoned a school in the district.

Meanwhile, this comes amid a surge in coordinated attacks by the Taliban against the Afghan forces across the country since the beginning of the withdrawal process of international forces.

So far, the group has captured over a dozen districts and dozens of military bases and outposts.