If the insurgents retain control of Kunduz, a vital commercial hub, they will have gained a significant military and political prize.
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Taliban Take Second Afghan City in Two Days
Sheberghan, in Jowzjan Province, collapsed less than 24 hours after a provincial capital in southwestern Afghanistan had fallen to the Taliban.
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.
As Taliban Advance, Biden Officials Cling to Hope for Afghan Peace
Taliban leaders and Afghan government negotiators still occasionally meet. But U.S. officials say prospects for a negotiated outcome appear to be fading fast.
Afghan War Casualty Report: August 2021
At least 115 Afghan security forces and 58 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first five days of August.
Taliban Claim Responsibility for Major Attack in Afghan Capital
The hourslong raid, which killed eight people, targeted a top military official’s home near Kabul’s fortified green zone.
Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban
Government reinforcements arrived Saturday in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, but people were fleeing their homes and a hospital in the city had been bombed.
As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee
With the Taliban sweeping across much of the country, at least 30,000 Afghans are leaving each week. Many more have been displaced within Afghanistan’s borders.
Body of Reuters Photographer Was Mutilated in Taliban Custody, Officials Say
The body of Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner killed in Afghanistan, was unrecognizable when it was brought to a Kandahar hospital, one official said.
Afghanistan Flood Kills 80
The casualty toll from the flood in a Taliban-controlled district in Nuristan Province was expected to rise beyond the 80 confirmed deaths as the search for victims continues.