“A joint attack was carried out against the Taliban positions. These brave men managed to swiftly recapture this district from the Taliban,” Jailani Farhad, a spokesman to Herat governor, told Tolo News.

Sources told Tolo News Taliban captured Ghazi Abad district in Kunar province.

Afghanistan is witnessing a resurgence of violence as foreign forces are moving out of the country.

The Taliban took control of several regions in recent times.