Quasim Jangal Bagh, Provincial Police Chief, said the operation was launched on Tuesday night in the center of Chahardara and on the district governor’s office early Wednesday.
He says that security forces continue their military operation to clear all the insurgents in the district but that clashes are ongoing in different parts of the district.
“The security forces have air support in this operation and more soldiers are on the way to the district,” he added.
According to reports, the insurgents have sustained massive casualties in the operation and one of their commanders named Hanzala was also among the dead. But he said many Taliban members escaped the area.
This comes as Taliban militants had seized Chahardara district a few months ago.
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