Taliban say will completely take over Afghanistan in 7 days, set eyes on Kabul as key cities fall
FirstpostThe Taliban’s statement came close on the heels of the group’s fighters making rapid gains in conflict zones Taliban fighters will complete the takeover of Afghanistan, including the capital city of Kabul, in less than seven days, the insurgent group told CNN-News18 on Friday, buoyed by their spectacular success in gaining control of city after city in a weekslong military blitzkrieg. On Friday, Taliban fighters claimed to have taken control of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and Herat, the country’s third-largest. Meanwhile, the Taliban found another military success in the southern city of Lashkar Gah, after Thursday’s capture of the strategically important Ghazni, which is about 150 kilometres from Kabul. But the insurgent group’s claim that everything would be over in another week or so and their lightning offensives in Herat, Kandahar, Lashkar Gah and Ghazni would trigger concerns among the international community that fear the return of the dark days under Taliban rule - known to undermine civil liberties and human rights.