*KABUL – Afghan Taliban take over new district in Afghanistan, entireprovince on verge of fall.*
*Taliban militants have taken control of Bala Murghab district center inBadghis province, a local official said on Thursday.*
Ziauddin Akazai, a member of parliament from Badghis province told ArianaNews that dozens of Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack overthe district center on Wednesday midnight.
Akazai added that Taliban militants captured the governor office and policeheadquarter after several hours of clashes with the security forces.
He further said that 10 members of the Special Forces were killed and 11others wounded in clashes with the Taliban.
In addition, ten Taliban militants were also killed during the fighting.
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A security source who wishes not to be named said that all security forceshave been relocated to an army battalion in the district.
Local security officials have not made a comment about the report yet.
Government forces and Taliban fighters have exchanged the district severaltimes in the past.
Meanwhile, lawmakers from the western provinces expressed their concernsregarding the security situation of the province in a press conferencetoday.
