Afghanistan: Taliban take 10th provincial capital as fighters advance towards Kabul – By Chris Robertson (SKY News) / Aug 12 2021
The fight for control of regions such as Kandahar and Lashkar Gah rages on in Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to make rapid gains across the country following the withdrawal of British and US troops.
Taliban fighters have taken their 10th provincial capital on their surge towards Afghanistan’s capital.
On Thursday insurgents took Ghazni, just 80 miles south-west of Kabul, posting videos of themselves on the city’s streets unopposed.
There are warnings Kabul could fall within the next 90 days, with the hardline Islamist group now controlling around 65% of the country.
The latest advance comes as intense fighting has broken out on the streets of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second largest city which is situated 480km (300 miles) south-west of the capital.
