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Taliban captures Afghan provincial capital Lashkar Gah after rapid gains in Herat, Kandahar
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban captures Afghan provincial capital Lashkar Gah after rapid gains in Herat, Kandahar

Firstpost  

Even as diplomats met in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, the success of the Taliban offensive called into question whether they would ever rejoin long-stalled peace talks with the government in Kabul The Taliban have captured the key southern city of Lashkar Gah, a senior Afghan security source said on Friday, confirming a claim by the insurgents. Afghanistan’s rapidly advancing Taliban …

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Taliban capture Afghanistan's biggest cities Kandahar, Herat; US starts evacuating embassies
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban capture Afghanistan's biggest cities Kandahar, Herat; US starts evacuating embassies

India Today  

The Taliban captured two major Afghan cities, the country's second- and third-largest after Kabul, and a strategic provincial capital on Thursday, further squeezing the embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission in Afghanistan. The capture of the city of Ghazni, meanwhile, cuts off a crucial highway linking the Afghan capital, Kabul, with the country's southern …

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Taliban capture Lashkar Gah after Kandahar, take control of Herat airport in Afghanistan turmoil
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban capture Lashkar Gah after Kandahar, take control of Herat airport in Afghanistan turmoil

India Today  

The Taliban have claimed to have captured two of Afghanistan’s cities -- Kandahar and Lashkar Gah -- in an advance that has raised fears of the collapse of the government. The capture of Kandahar and Herat - the country's second and third largest cities will represent the Taliban's two most significant victories since they began a broad offensive in May …

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Taliban take Herat as Afghan govt forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban take Herat as Afghan govt forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni

Firstpost  

A senior security source from Herat told AFP that government forces and administration officials had retreated to an army barracks outside the city The Taliban took over Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city, on Thursday and also seized another key district capital just 150 kilometres from Kabul. A senior security source from Herat told AFP that government forces and administration officials had …

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Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz

The Hindu  

The Taliban captured a provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war. Fighting meanwhile raged in Lashkar Gah, one of Afghanistan's largest cities in the Taliban heartland of Helmand province, where surrounded government forces …

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Taliban seizes key Afghan city of Ghazni, US worried Kabul could fall in 90 days
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban seizes key Afghan city of Ghazni, US worried Kabul could fall in 90 days

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban in Afghanistan have now taken control of the key city of Ghazni, which lies just 150 kilometres away from the country's capital and seat of power Kabul, reported the AFP news agency on Thursday morning, citing a senior lawmaker and the insurgents. This makes Ghazni the tenth provincial capital to fall to the Taliban this week, amid a …

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