Khanabad becomes latest district to change hands in ongoing turf war between government forces and armed group.

Fighting has escalated as the Taliban spreads out from its strongholds [AP]


Afghan government officials say security forces have retaken control of a key district that fell to the Taliban in the northern province of Kunduz.

Soldiers were able to retake control of the heart of Khanabad from Taliban fighters, who had hoisted their flag in the centre of the district, Mawlawi Abdullah, a provincial council member from Kunduz, said on Sunday.

The fighters seized the district, which connects Kunduz to Takhar and other northern provinces, on Saturday morning, with heavy clashes reported in several other districts.

Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/afghan-forces-retake-khanabad-district-taliban-160821080505367.html