TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Fighting between the Taliban and security forces in the capital of central Uruzgan province ended on Thursday evening, an official said.
Heavy clashes erupted in the morning when the insurgents stormed into Tirinkot, attacking the police headquarters and the governor’s house.
However, the militants were forced to retreat from the city after the arrival of air support and reinforcements from southern Kandahar province.
Dost Mohammad Nayab, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the rebels suffered heavy casualties in air raids . . .
