KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan security forces regained on Saturday the control of Khan Abad district, Kunduz province, seized by the Taliban militants earlier, police said.
"The security forces launched a counter-attack in the afternoon and kicked the Taliban out of district center Saturday evening," provincial police Chief Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh told Xinhua.
About 23 militants have been killed and over 30 injured during the clashes since early Saturday when the Taliban overran the district center in the east of the provincial capital Kunduz city.
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