Afghan security forces regained control of Taywara district of Ghor province on Thursday morning after the Taliban seized it four days ago, local officials confirmed.

Officials said security forces regained control in a military operation. However, they did not provide further details.

Early Sunday, there were reports that the Taliban killed dozens of doctors and patients at the Taywara hospital after seizing control of the district.

Mohammad Aqbal Nazami provincial police spokesman said that Taliban killed doctors and patients in the local hospital including women and children.

Taliban also allegedly torched the district hospital, Nazami said. 

The Taliban said on its Twitter page that it had seized control of the district and that it had inflicted a heavy casualty toll on security forces.

The Taliban however rejected claims that it killed doctors and torched the hospital

More details to come.