Taliban captures a key district in western Afghanistan that includes a major border crossing with Iran as the insurgents continue rapid military advances amid US troop withdrawal
Afghan soldiers patrol the area near a checkpoint recaptured from the Taliban, in the Alishing district of Laghman province on July 8, 2021.
Tariq Arian, spokesperson for the Afghan Interior Ministry, denied the reports and said the border crossing was still under the control of government forces.Another security official said Taliban fighters had seized five districts in Herat without a fight.Soldiers flee Earlier this week, more than 1,000 Afghan security personnel fled into Tajikistan as the Taliban captured most of the northern province of Badakhshan, which also borders China and Pakistan.Clashes in western province
"The city is fully under our control and we are conducting operations against the Taliban on the outskirts of the city," Defence Ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman said.
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