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The Taliban have taken 12 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals as part of a week-long blitz.
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The Taliban have taken 12 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals as part of a week-long blitz.
The Taliban has overrun another four provincial capitals in Afghanistan, putting the militant group increasingly within striking distance of Kabul.
The latest significant blow was the loss of the capital of Helmand province, where American, British and allied NATO forces fought some of the bloodiest battles in the past 20 years. Hundreds of foreign troops were killed in the province, which is also a major opium hub.
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.