TamilTaliban enters Afghan provincial capital, fighting continues
7 July 2021, 5:54 pm
(190714) -- QALA-E-NAW, July 14, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security force members stand on a building at the site of an attack in Qala-e-Naw, capital of Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and two assailants were killed and 16 people injured after Taliban gunmen seized a hotel and fired on nearby buildings in Qala-e-Naw, capital of Afghanistan's western province of Badghis on Saturday, a local official said. (Xinhua/Sami Qadiri)
Taliban militants entered Qala-e-Naw city, the capital of Afghanistan’s western Badghis province on Wednesday as fighting continued, a top official said.
According to the official, Taliban fighters entered the city after capturing police headquarters on Wednesday morning and fighting was going on for the control of Qala-e-Naw city, reports Xinhua news agency.
Another official also confirmed the development, saying the Taliban militants “after capturing all the districts in the restive Badghis province” entered Qala-e-Naw city.
He also asserted that the prisoners availing opportunity had also escaped the jail from provincial capital Qala-e-Naw.
Badghis governor Hasamudin Shams said that “enemies entered Qala-e-Naw” and fighting erupted.