With Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, the Taliban now effectively control southern Afghanistan. The western city of Herat is also in their hands.
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Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Capture 3 Vital Cities
Kandahar, Lashkar Gah and Herat have now fallen to the insurgents, who are racing to seize control of the entire country.
Taliban Capture Zaranj, an Afghanistan Provincial Capital, in a Symbolic Victory
Zaranj, on the Afghanistan-Iran border, was the first provincial capital to be captured by the insurgents since the Biden administration said it would completely withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
What the War in Afghanistan Looks Like on the Front Line
As bullets from a Taliban machine gun ricocheted through the street below, an Afghan soldier wearing an “I Heart Kabul” T-shirt took a brief rest. “There has been fighting day and night.”
A City Under Siege: What the War Looks Like on Afghanistan’s Front Line
As bullets from a Taliban machine gun ricocheted through the street below, an Afghan soldier wearing an “I Heart Kabul” T-shirt took a brief rest. “There has been fighting day and night.”
Taliban Test Afghan and U.S. Resolve in Talks by Attacking a City
The insurgents have opened an offensive against the capital of Helmand Province even as their negotiators remain at the table in Qatar.
Afghan Peace Marchers Take Cease-Fire Plea Directly to Taliban
About three dozen activists are heading toward Taliban-controlled territory in southern Afghanistan to ask for a halt to the country’s violence.