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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban seized the city of Jalalabad early today, cutting off Afghanistan's increasingly isolated capital Kabul to the east as the insurgents' blitz across the country continued less than three weeks before the U.S. hopes to complete its troop withdrawal.
A Taliban spokesman said “the war is over in Afghanistan” after the militant group overran most of the country in a matter of days.
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Afghanistan's fourth-largest city fell into the hands of Taliban fighters Saturday, according to a lawmaker.
The Taliban have made major advances in recent days. They now control about 24 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.