The Afghan government is mulling the ways to dislodge Taliban militants from Musa Qala in the southern Helmand province, Presidential spokesman Mohammad Karim Rahimi said Tuesday.

"Afghan government is considering the ways to regain the control of Musa Qala without inflicting casualties on civilians," Rahimi told newsmen at a news briefing here.

However, he did not give more details, only saying the government is planning to solve the problem with minimum casualties.

Hundreds of Taliban fighters overran the far-flanged district early Friday.

NATO troops, which killed Mullah Abdul Ghafoor, the commander of militants in Musa Qala, on Sunday, warned the rebels Monday to vacate the district.

Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashari also said earlier that the government would soon launch crackdown against insurgents in Musa Qala to restore law and order there.

Source: Xinhua