How did the Taliban take over Afghanistan so quickly?
3 years, 4 months ago

How did the Taliban take over Afghanistan so quickly?

Live Mint  

The Taliban's stunning and rapid takeover of Afghanistan was the result not only of their battlefield strength, but also a sustained push to force surrenders and cut deals. As foreign troops began their final withdrawal in May, Washington and Kabul were confident the Afghan military would put up a strong fight against the Taliban. Afghan forces put up strong resistance this summer in some areas such as Lashkar Gah in the south, but they now faced the Taliban without regular US air strikes and military support. With Afghan forces unable to hold off the Taliban advances, many of Afghanistan's famed -- and notorious -- warlords rallied their militias and promised a black eye to the Taliban if they attacked their cities. From individual soldiers and low-level government officials to apparently provincial governors and ministers, the insurgents pressed for deals -- with the Taliban all but victorious, why put up a fight?

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The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Despite no international recognition as the country’s official rulers, the Taliban enjoy high-level meetings with major regional powers like China and Russia. The Taliban’s legitimacy to govern doesn’t come from Afghans but from their interpretation of religion and culture, said Leena Rikkila Tamang with the International …

How the US-Taliban Deal Failed Afghanistan
1 year, 3 months ago

How the US-Taliban Deal Failed Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

After two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the immeasurable sacrifices of the nation’s soldiers, law enforcement, and public officials, Kabul is once again under the rule of the Taliban. As part of the Doha agreement, the Taliban agreed to reduce the violence in Afghanistan, and Taliban attacks on U.S. and other foreign troops steadily decreased, but the group’s attacks …

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?
2 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?

LA Times  

One year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the country is an even more dangerous place. With the Taliban back in power since mid-August of last year, and its Al Qaeda allies getting a new lease on life, the situation in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better. As Afghanistan becomes more of a permissive environment for terrorist …

With Taliban Not Doing Pakistan’s Bidding, Islamabad’s Grand Strategic Plan is Falling Apart
2 years, 8 months ago

With Taliban Not Doing Pakistan’s Bidding, Islamabad’s Grand Strategic Plan is Falling Apart

News 18  

The best laid plans of men and mice often go awry. But more than anything else, the greatest worry for Pakistan is the fact that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has taken virtually no action against the groups targeting Pakistan. Just like Pakistan provided strategic depth to the Taliban when the latter was fighting the US-led international coalition, today the …

Taliban order fighters out of Afghan homes they took over
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban order fighters out of Afghan homes they took over

India Today  

The Taliban on Thursday ordered their fighters to leave private homes they had taken over during last month’s blitz when the group seized control of Afghanistan, an apparent effort to impose order among Taliban ranks. Meanwhile, in the capital of Kabul, the Taliban fired shots to disperse a women’s rally demanding equal rights while the regional chief for the International …

Exhausted and abandoned: Why Afghanistan's army collapsed in the face of Taliban forces
3 years, 3 months ago

Exhausted and abandoned: Why Afghanistan's army collapsed in the face of Taliban forces

India Today  

When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month, capturing Afghanistan's capital without a fight, the sheer speed of the collapse of the Western-backed and trained army stunned the world. But senior officials in the former Afghan administration told AFP that the lightning victory was not entirely unexpected, and the consequence of fundamental leadership failures, rampant corruption, slick Taliban propaganda — …

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security

India TV News  

The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America's longest war. “Our nation has suffered war and invasion and the people do not have more tolerance.” At the end of his remarks, the Badri fighters shouted: “God is the greatest!” In an interview with Afghan state television, Mujahid also …

Taliban hail 'victory' as US withdraws from Afghanistan, resistance forces gear up for long war | 10 points
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban hail 'victory' as US withdraws from Afghanistan, resistance forces gear up for long war | 10 points

India Today  

The Taliban declared victory on Tuesday, hours after the last US plane took off from the Kabul airport, marking the end of America's longest war. READ | Major General Chris Donahue -- the last American to leave Afghanistan The Taliban took full control of the Hamid Karzai airport as the US withdrawal concluded. Victory belongs to all Afghans, say Taliban: …

Taliban success in Afghanistan seen as boost for extremists
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban success in Afghanistan seen as boost for extremists

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A few days after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, a convoy of militants drove through the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria in cars bearing the group’s white-and-black flags, honking horns and firing their guns in the air. “The events unfolding in Afghanistan have given jihadi groups and U.S. adversaries reason to celebrate, and America’s allies in the …

Pakistan Was at Taliban's 'Service', More Money US Paid for Cooperation, More Pak Supported Hardliners: Amrullah Saleh - News18
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan Was at Taliban's 'Service', More Money US Paid for Cooperation, More Pak Supported Hardliners: Amrullah Saleh - News18

News 18  

Afghanistan’s acting President Amrullah Saleh has put up a brave front so far as the Taliban take over the country, forcing thousands of Afghans to leave behind their homes and belongings and flee to safer areas. As Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani fled, accepting that the Taliban had wrested control 20 years after the US waged a war against the hardliners, …

Who are the Taliban? For decades the Taliban’s leaders have been shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know about its key players
3 years, 4 months ago

Who are the Taliban? For decades the Taliban’s leaders have been shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know about its key players

CNN  

CNN — The Taliban’s leadership structure has long been a mystery, with little known about how it works beyond the group’s most influential figures. But a look at the group’s leadership structure suggests that the nature of the new government could very well mirror the Taliban’s previous hard-line regime. Hailing from the Taliban heartland of Spin Boldak, in southern Kandahar …

Pakistan aided Taliban, played key role in Afghanistan takeover, says US lawmaker
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan aided Taliban, played key role in Afghanistan takeover, says US lawmaker

India Today  

A top US lawmaker has claimed that Pakistan and its intelligence agency had played a key role in safeguarding the Taliban and its takeover of Afghanistan. The Republican lawmaker, Steve Chabot further said that it is disgusting to watch Islamabad celebrate Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan that will bring "untold brutality" to the Afghans. Steve Chabot, who is the Co-Chair of …

Taliban takeover pushes Afghanistan into chaos
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban takeover pushes Afghanistan into chaos

The Hindu  

THE LIGHTNING SPEED AND THE EASE WITH which the Taliban forces retook the Afghan capital, Kabul, on August 15 after 20 years have taken everybody by surprise. When the Taliban took power for the first time in 1996, one of the first things it did was to torture and hang Mohammed Najibullah, the last secular leader of Afghanistan who had …

Afghans plead for faster US evacuation from Taliban rule
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans plead for faster US evacuation from Taliban rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Educated young women, former U.S. military translators and other Afghans most at-risk from the Taliban appealed to the Biden administration to get them on evacuation flights as the United States struggled on Wednesday to bring order to the continuing chaos at the Kabul airport. President Joe Biden and his top officials said the U.S. was working to speed …

What’s next for the US, the Taliban and Afghanistan?
3 years, 4 months ago

What’s next for the US, the Taliban and Afghanistan?

Al Jazeera  

Although the war and the occupation have ended and the dust is finally settling in Afghanistan, there is little clarity as to what the future holds for the Afghan nation or for the main protagonists, the United States and the Taliban. Despite America’s humiliating defeat, over the past week, President Joe Biden has insisted that withdrawing US and NATO forces …

Timeline | U.S., Taliban and Afghanistan: 20 years of bloodshed
3 years, 4 months ago

Timeline | U.S., Taliban and Afghanistan: 20 years of bloodshed

The Hindu  

Almost 20 years after the U.S. started its war on terror driving the Taliban out of power, life is back to square one for millions of Afghans. Here is a timeline on the U.S.’s engagement in Afghanistan: 2001 On September 11, al-Qaeda carried out attacks on the World Trade Center in what was the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. …

The Return Of Taliban And The Arrogance Of Empire
3 years, 4 months ago

The Return Of Taliban And The Arrogance Of Empire

ABP News  

It is less than three days ago that American newspapers, in their coverage of rapidly developing events in Afghanistan, cited ‘experts’ in American foreign policy as being of the opinion that Kabul was not likely to be breached by the Taliban before 30 days. The US mainland had not been attacked since British troops burnt much of Washington DC to …

Who are the Taliban in Afghanistan?
3 years, 4 months ago

Who are the Taliban in Afghanistan?

Live Mint  

The Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic force that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until being toppled by US forces in 2001, entered the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday after sweeping through much of the country in recent days following a withdrawal of US troops. The Taliban, whose name means “students”—a reference to the founding members having studied under Mullah Omar—quickly captured Kandahar …

Afghanistan under the Taliban: What do we know so far?
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan under the Taliban: What do we know so far?

Al Jazeera  

New government formation talks and evacuations are under way simultaneously as the Taliban seeks to reassure nervous people. Kabul remained tensely calm on Tuesday as the Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government days after the armed group took over the country. Here are some significant developments: Taliban holds talks on an interim government …

Taliban assert control over Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban assert control over Afghanistan, panic in Kabul

The Hindu  

Victorious Taliban militants patrolled Kabul on Monday after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan’s 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city’s airport trying to flee the group’s feared hardline brand of Islamist rule. After police and other government forces gave up their posts in Kabul on Sunday, Taliban militants took over checkpoints across the city and entered the …

America’s Failure in Afghanistan Started 20 Years Ago
55 years ago

America’s Failure in Afghanistan Started 20 Years Ago

Slate  

The Afghan army’s swift collapse and the Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan itself are both the result of an arrogance that has plagued American strategy from nearly the beginning of this 20-year war. It started in November 2001, soon after the Taliban were first ousted, when an international conference decided the new Afghanistan would be led by a centralized government …

Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next

India TV News  

The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the U.S. was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war. They’re worried that the country could descend into chaos or the Taliban could carry out revenge attacks against those who worked with the Americans or the government. Afghanistan remains an overwhelmingly conservative country, especially outside major …

As Taliban take control of Afghanistan, a look at who's who of the leadership
3 years, 4 months ago

As Taliban take control of Afghanistan, a look at who's who of the leadership

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban, after taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul, declared on Monday that the war in Afghanistan was over. Taliban fighters on a police vehicle outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. They have witnessed the fruits of their efforts and their sacrifices for 20 years," Mohammad Naeem, the spokesman for the Taliban's political office, …

Who are the Taliban and how did they take over Afghanistan so swiftly?
3 years, 4 months ago

Who are the Taliban and how did they take over Afghanistan so swiftly?

CNN  

CNN — Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s civilian government in Kabul fell to Taliban fighters. Already, US officials have admitted that they miscalculated the speed at which the Taliban were able to advance across the country, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying of Afghanistan’s national security forces: …

What went wrong in Afghanistan?
3 years, 4 months ago

What went wrong in Afghanistan?

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 20 years after United States forces entered Afghanistan, this is what it has come down to: The government has effectively collapsed and President Ashraf Ghani has left the country. Taliban forces established deep footprints and eventual control in districts around the country, including near cities – thereby positioning themselves for the urban offensives of recent days. Biden’s withdrawal announcement …

Rapid Taliban takeover in Afghanistan surprising, say officials
3 years, 4 months ago

Rapid Taliban takeover in Afghanistan surprising, say officials

The Hindu  

India’s security establishment was taken by surprise at the rapid pace with which the Taliban has taken over control of Afghanistan, a senior Government source said on Sunday. “We were surprised at the rapid gains made by the Taliban,” the source said, even as a second source stated that India would operate more flights to Kabul to bring back stranded …

Afghanistan: Kabul on the verge of fall as Taliban reaches final frontier
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Kabul on the verge of fall as Taliban reaches final frontier

Op India  

After a month-long offensive against the Afghan army, terrorists associated with the Islamist outfit Taliban finally reached the gates of Kabul on Sunday. In a statement, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated, “Declaration of the Islamic Emirate not to fight in Kabul Praise be to God that with the help of God Almighty and the broad support of our people, all …

Taliban less than 100 km away from Kabul with latest gain of Maidan Wardak; capital besieged from all sides
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban less than 100 km away from Kabul with latest gain of Maidan Wardak; capital besieged from all sides

Firstpost  

The fall of Mazar-e-Sharif, the country’s fourth-largest city, hands the insurgents control over all of northern Afghanistan, confining the Western-backed government to the centre and east. They entered without fighting,” said Jalalabad resident Ahmad Wali, confirming a claim on social media made by the Taliban. President Ashraf Ghani’s government appeared to be left with few options as the Taliban effectively …

Taliban seizes Afghanistan's Jalalabad, Kabul remains only major stronghold
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban seizes Afghanistan's Jalalabad, Kabul remains only major stronghold

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban raced closer to a complete military takeover of Afghanistan on Sunday after capturing more major cities, leaving only the isolated capital Kabul for them to conquer. They entered without fighting," said Jalalabad resident Ahmad Wali, confirming a claim on social media made by the Taliban. President Ashraf Ghani's government appeared to be left with few options as the …

Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
3 years, 4 months ago

Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?

Associated Press  

Here’s what 19-year-old Lance Cpl. “To be the dudes that got to open it up first.” In the decade that followed, three more deployments in America’s longest war scoured away that lucky feeling. I want to bring them home.’’ As President Joe Biden ends the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan this month, Americans and Afghans are questioning whether the war …

Concerns of renewed U.S. terror threats rising as Taliban seizes power in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Concerns of renewed U.S. terror threats rising as Taliban seizes power in Afghanistan

LA Times  

The U.S. has suspended evacuations from Afghanistan after people rushed the Kabul airport in an attempt to flee the country. In June, the Pentagon’s top leaders said an extremist group like Al Qaeda may be able to regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the U.S. homeland within two years of the American military’s withdrawal from the country. The …

What would Afghanistan under the Taliban look like? Its rise to power in the ’90s paints a grim picture
3 years, 4 months ago

What would Afghanistan under the Taliban look like? Its rise to power in the ’90s paints a grim picture

CNN  

CNN — In late 2001, the rolling hills to the west of Afghanistan’s Maidan Shahr were scarred with the black eruptions of high explosives, as the last few Taliban fighters were pounded by Northern Alliance artillery and American bombers. In 2001, the Taliban were driven from power by the Northern Alliance and collections of other warlords because many Afghans had …

‘At the gates’: Taliban ready to take Afghan capital
3 years, 4 months ago

‘At the gates’: Taliban ready to take Afghan capital

Al Jazeera  

Sirens could be heard as multiple helicopters were flying above the city centre. “Our forces have not entered Kabul city, and we just issued a statement saying that our forces will not enter Kabul city,” Shaheen told Al Jazeera from Doha, Qatar, where peace talks are taking place. ‘Please don’t worry’ “The Islamic Emirate instructs all its forces to stand …

Taliban takeover: What we know so far
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban takeover: What we know so far

Al Jazeera  

Taliban orders its fighters to enter Kabul as the US hastily evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter. President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan on Sunday following hours of negotiations for a peaceful transition of power, as the Taliban amassed its fighters around the capital Kabul. “Our forces have not entered Kabul city, and we just issued a statement saying that …

Taliban now control over two-third districts of Afghanistan, regime change a certainty
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban now control over two-third districts of Afghanistan, regime change a certainty

India Today  

The important northern Afghan city of Mazar-i- Sharif fell to the Taliban on Saturday, followed by the strategic city of Jalalabad a day after. With the capture of two key cities in two days, and that too, without resistance from forces loyal to the current regime, the Taliban has gained control of most of war-ravaged Afghanistan. In fact, the Taliban …

Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan’s capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on a major city in the north defended by powerful former warlords, Afghan officials said. The Taliban also attacked the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif from several directions, setting off heavy fighting on its outskirts, according to Munir Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for …

Taliban seize province near Kabul, launch multi-pronged attack on Mazar-e-Sharif
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban seize province near Kabul, launch multi-pronged attack on Mazar-e-Sharif

India TV News  

The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan’s capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in the north defended by powerful former warlords, Afghan officials said. Munir Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for the provincial governor in northern Balkh province, meanwhile said the Taliban attacked the city of Mazar-e-Sharif from several directions, setting off …

Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south, nears Kabul; US, UK, others prepare for evacuations
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south, nears Kabul; US, UK, others prepare for evacuations

India TV News  

The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan's south on Friday, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that brought them closer to Kabul just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war. The blitz through the Taliban's southern heartland means the insurgents now hold half of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals and control more than …

Taliban launch multi-pronged assault on northern Afghan city
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban launch multi-pronged assault on northern Afghan city

India Today  

The Taliban launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in northern Afghanistan defended by powerful former warlords. The Taliban captured much of southern Afghanistan in recent days in a rapid offensive that has raised fears of a full takeover less than three weeks before the US is set to withdraw its last troops. The withdrawal of …

Taliban captures key northern Afghan city, closes in on Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban captures key northern Afghan city, closes in on Kabul

Al Jazeera  

Major blow for Afghan gov’t as Taliban seizes Mazar-i-Sharif, giving group control over all of northern Afghanistan. Which may have affected resolve.” 14 Aug 2021 - 18:20 GMT Taliban captures Mazar-i-Sharif, fourth largest Afghan city Taliban fighters have captured Mazar-i-Sharif, the northern city that was the Afghan government’s last northern stronghold, with security forces fleeing to the Uzbekistan border, a …

Taliban captures half of Afghanistan's provincial capitals as insurgents near the capital Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban captures half of Afghanistan's provincial capitals as insurgents near the capital Kabul

ABC  

The Taliban has completed its sweep of the country's south, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul. Key points: The Taliban have claimed about half of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals, controlling more than two-thirds of the country Insurgents are battling government forces in Logar province, about 80 kilometres away from the capital Kabul …

Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 4 more cities
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 4 more cities

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan’s south on Friday, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that brought them closer to Kabul just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war. The Taliban captured Lashkar Gah following weeks of heavy fighting and raised their white flag over governmental buildings, said …

Taliban say will completely take over Afghanistan in 7 days, set eyes on Kabul as key cities fall
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban say will completely take over Afghanistan in 7 days, set eyes on Kabul as key cities fall

Firstpost  

The 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 …

Taliban Plan Complete Takeover of Afghanistan, Including Kabul, Within 7 Days
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban Plan Complete Takeover of Afghanistan, Including Kabul, Within 7 Days

News 18  

The Taliban will take over the entire Afghanistan, including the capital city of Kabul, in less than seven days, a spokesperson of the Islamist group told CNN-News18. The Taliban spokesperson appealed to the world agencies to aid the war-torn Afghanistan amid the “humanitarian crisis” and assured that they will not attack any foreign mission or group. The orders came as …

Afghanistan: Taliban captures third-largest city in the country
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban captures third-largest city in the country

India TV News  

The Taliban, on Thursday, captured Afghanistan's third-largest city and a strategic provincial capital near Kabul, squeezing the country's government just weeks ahead of the American military mission in the country. The capture of Ghazni, meanwhile, cuts off a crucial highway linking the Afghan capital with the country's southern provinces, which similarly find themselves under assault as part of an insurgent …

Taliban could isolate Kabul in 30 days, takeover in 90: US intelligence
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban could isolate Kabul in 30 days, takeover in 90: US intelligence

India Today  

The Taliban could isolate Afghanistan's capital Kabul in 30 days and potentially take it over in 90 days, a US defense official told Reuters on Wednesday, citing a U.S. intelligence assessment. Taliban forces now control 65 per cent of Afghanistan and have taken or threaten to take 11 provincial capitals, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. The US official, …

Afghan capital could fall to Taliban within 90 days: US intel
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan capital could fall to Taliban within 90 days: US intel

Al Jazeera  

‘Everything is moving in the wrong direction,’ one US official says about the situation in Afghanistan. The Taliban could overrun Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, within 90 days – sooner than originally thought – amid the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Reuters and the Washington Post report, citing a US intelligence assessment. A US official who spoke on the condition …

Afghanistan: Fear and resentment reign as the Taliban overruns more cities
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Fear and resentment reign as the Taliban overruns more cities

CNN  

Kabul CNN — In less than a week, the Taliban has overrun one-quarter of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals in a huge swathe of territory across the north of the country. Afghan security forces are seen in the fight against the Taliban near the Torkham border point between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province on July 23, 2021. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The …

Taliban seizes eighth Afghan provincial capital in five days
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban seizes eighth Afghan provincial capital in five days

Al Jazeera  

Taliban overruns cities of Farah and Pul-e-Khumri in fresh setbacks for Afghanistan’s government. On Tuesday, the Taliban captured Pul-e-Khumri, capital of Baghlan province and about 200km north of Kabul, a member of parliament from the area and an army officer told AFP. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride, reporting from the Afghan capital Kabul, said the fall of Pul-e-Khumri was a “significant …

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