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2019-09-10 Afghanistan
Yumgan District Under Afghan Forces Control After Four Years
9 September
[ToloNews] The operation started two weeks ago and will continue in other parts of Badakhshan, the Ministry of Defense said.

Afghan cops have retaken Yumgan district in the northeastern province of Badakhshan on Monday after nearly four years, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

The operation to clear the district of Taliban
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was started two weeks ago, the statement said.

"Taliban suffered heavy losses in the operation," the statement said, adding that foreigner fighters are also among the death.

The statement said that a "big number" of Taliban fighters surrendered to security forces during the operation.

According to the statement, the operation will continue to fully clear Badakhshan of Taliban.

The ministry said that the operation left no casualties to Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
Khaama Press adds:
According to a statement released by Ministry of Defense, the security forces conducted airstrikes and ground operations during which they recaptured Yamgan district from Taliban after almost four years.

The statement further added that the security forces also inflicted heavy casualties on local and foreign Taliban militants during the operations.

This comes as the Afghan forces recaptured Wardoj district from Taliban from Taliban militants few days earlier.
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