Taliban captures 80 villages in northern Afghanistan

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Taliban seize district, 80 villages in northern Afghanistan - © Ttp Ho, EPA
Taliban fighters seized a district and at least 80 villages in northern Afghanistan Tuesday, officials confirmed. 
Taliban fighters intensified their attacks on the Kohistanat district in the northern province of Sar-i-Pol Tuesday, taking the control of the bulk of the district, provincial governor's spokesman Hamid Khaliqyar said, reports dpa.
"At least 17 policemen, including the police chief of the district, are missing," he said.
 According to police, Taliban rebels attack the district headquarters from all direction. 
The insurgents said they have seized the bulk of the district by killing several troops in the clashes. 
The Taliban launched the current offensive in late April, vowing nationwide attacks in what is expected to be the deadliest summer in a decade. 
Afghan security forces, stretched on multiple fronts and facing record casualties, are struggling to rein in the militants even as the government makes repeated efforts to jump-start peace negotiation.
In the northern province of Kunduz, "scores of Taliban militants attacked Khan Abad district, fighting the local policemen, capturing about 80 villages," said Mohammad Yousuf Ayoubi, chairman of the provincial council. 
"At least 14 villagers fighting the militants were killed or injured," he said, adding that "hundreds of families are displaced, fleeing to other districts."

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