*KABUL – Seberal Areas in Sancharak district of northern Sar-e-Pul provincecollapsed to the Taliban militants on Saturday night, a local officialconfirmed.*
The District Governor for Sancharak, Naqibullah Daqiq told Ariana News thatthe Taliban insurgents attacked the Khwaja Sorkh and Archto villages in thedistrict on Saturday night.
Daqiq confirmed that the militants have captured the Khwaja Sorkh villagebut he said the eastern part of Archto village is still under control ofthe Afghan security forces.
According to him, a member of public uprising forces was killed and anotherone wounded in clashes with the militants.
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Meanwhile, local residents of Sancharak told Ariana News that the villageswere completely fallen to the hand of the Taliban insurgents.
