Taliban claims to control 85% of Afghanistan
Taliban officials say their insurgents have control of 85 percent of territory in Afghanistan, and international concerns are mounting over problems getting medicines and supplies into the country. Three Taliban officials sought to address concerns that Islamists could infiltrate Central Asia during a visit to Moscow. Photo: AFP Afghan government officials dismissed the Taliban's claims for control of most of the country as part of a propaganda campaign launched as foreign forces, including the US, withdraw from Afghanistan after almost 20 years of fighting. But local Afghan officials said ...