Afghan security forces have retaken Helmand province’s Khanshin district from Taliban militants
Afghan security forces have retaken Helmand province’s Khanshin district from Taliban militants, a top security official in Helmand confirmed Sunday.
The strategic district came under the control of the security forces Sunday morning after hours of clashes, Major-General Mohamed Moeen Faqir, a commander of the Maiwan Military Corps, told Anadolu Agency.
The Ministry of Interior likewise confirmed Khanshin’s recapture, but declined to elaborate further.
Abdul Jabbar Qahraman, a top security aide to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, said Khanshine was now under Afghan government control.
He added that security forces now planned to stage additional offensives with a view to capturing more territory.
The Afghan government said earlier that it was committed to holding peace talks but that it would continue its military buildup against the insurgents.
The Taliban, however, have rejected Kabul’s calls for talks, laying out a raft of conditions for joining the peace process.
