By Xinhua
Kabul : Afghan troops regained control of Ajristan district in Afghanistan’s central Ghazni province Thursday morning and forced militants to flee, provincial police chief Ali Shah Ahmadzai said.
“The government security forces in a pre-dawn attack against Taliban insurgents re-established their control over Ajristan and forced Taliban to flee,” Ahmadzai told Xinhua News Agency.
Taliban insurgents overran the district Tuesday night and set on fire the district headquarters besides killing two policemen on the spot.
Ahmadzai did not give more details as to if there were any casualties or involvement of foreign troops in the operation.
Taliban insurgents have captured few districts in the southern Helmand province over the past several months.