FAIZABAD, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Taliban militants' offensive to overrun Shuhada district in the northern Badakhshan province has been repulsed and the militants fled away after leaving seven bodies behind, an army spokesman in the northern region Abdul Hadi Jamal said Wednesday.
According to the official, Taliban outfit launched massive offensive early Wednesday to capture the headquarters of Shuhada district, but the security forces stationed there offered stiff resistance, forcing the militants to flee after leaving seven bodies behind and five more injured.
Two security personnel were also killed in the firefight which lasted for a while, the official further said.
Taliban militants, who are in control of Wardoj and Yamgan districts over the past four years and have been fighting over the past couple of days to overrun Shuhada district, are yet to make comment on the situation there in the troubled district.
