ANDSF Rebuff Taliban Attack in Pul-e-Khumri

BAGHLAN (The Killid Group) – Afghan National Defense Security Forces rebuffed the Taliban attack in Pul-e-Khumri city, the center of the northern province of Baghlan, local authorities said in a statement.   

Ahmad Jawed Bisharat, Spokesman for the Baghlan police, told The Killid that Taliban launched an attack Sunday morning from Kar Kar area, but was warded off by the Afghan security forces, as they stood up for retaliation.

At least 30 armed Taliban are surrounded at the scene, who will soon be taken down by forces, the statement read.

But the Taliban claimed the group carried attack Saturday night, surrounding the Pul-e-Khumri city from all directions, and gained control over a number of security posts.

Eyewitness told The Killid that clashes between the forces and the Taliban still ongoing, as a number of residents fled the area for safety.

[Earlier: ‘Taliban Raid Pul-e-Khumri of Baghlan Province in North’]

Taliban militants attacked Pul-e-Khumri city, the center of the northern province of Baghlan, early hours of Sunday morning, according to sources.

The attack started at 1am local time, with clashes still ongoing, as “residents said that some people who were close to the fighting scene are leaving their homes and traffic is not normal in these areas,” as Tolonews quoted.

The attack was carried in Band-e-Do and Dewar-e-Madan areas, which are close to the center of the city.

Meanwhile, officials of the Ministry of Interior said “the Taliban attack is not as it was in Kunduz; the Taliban are hidden in two parts of the city and security forces have surrendered the area,” the report said.