A group of Taliban militants launched attack on electricity directorate in Pul-e-Khumri, the provincial capital of northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan.
The attack was launched by a group of around 50 Taliban militants who have taken position in the electricity directorate in Band-e-Du area of the city.
A provincial council member Bismillah Atash confirmed that clash is underway between the Afghan forces and the assailants.
He said the attack has been launched with an aim to bring pressure on the government as the Afghan forces have launched a major operation to clear Dand-e-Ghori area of Baghlan from the Taliban presence.
The operations in Dand-e-Ghori further intensified after deputy chief of army staff Gen. Murad Ali Murad assumed the charge of the ongoing operations.
Meanwhile, Atash said the attack by Taliban is not sophisticated and will pose any threat to the provincial city, emphasizing that the Afghan forces will soon repulse the attack. http://www.khaama.com/taliban-attack-pul-e-khumri-city-amid-ongoing-operations-in-dand-e-ghori-0065
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