BBCNEWS BBC News August 11, 2021 20:31:00
As the taliban capture a ninth provincial capital, afghan president ghani has fired his army chief. the news broke as mr ghani arrived in the city of mazar i shariff, a fiercely anti—taliban stronghold in the north which is under pressure from the taliban offensive. the government still remains in control in the most important urban centres, but that control looks more and more fragile. while the president attempted to rally his loyal troops in mazar—i—sharif, militants have been circling. our afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani, has been given rare access to those areas around t...
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