: Taliban capture three Afghan provincial capitals, including key city of Kunduz #IndiaNEWS The Taliban captured three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Sunday amid an intensified offensive

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Taliban capture three Afghan provincial capitals, including key city of Kunduz #IndiaNEWS
The Taliban captured three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Sunday amid an intensified offensive against the government forces, Al Jazeera reported.The militant group captured the cities of Kunduz, Sar-e-Pol and Taloqan in the northern region of the country in quick succession. The city of Kunduz holds strategic importance as it is the gateway to the mineral-rich northern provinces, and also to Central Asia, according to Reuters. In a statement, the Taliban said that it has seized control of the police headquarters, the governor’s compound and the prison at Kunduz. Amrudddin Wali, a member of Kunduz provincial assembly, told Al Jazeera that Afghan forces now only control the army base and the airport in the provincial capital.Fourteen dead bodies, including those of women and children, and over 30 injured persons have been taken to a hospital in Kunduz, Reuters reported, citing health officials.At the city’s main square, the Taliban also planted its flag at a traffic booth, AP reported.Taloqan city, the capital of the Takhar province, was captured by the militants on Sunday evening, said Ashraf Ayni, a parliamentarian representing the province. The Taliban has released prisoners in the city and taken control of all the government buildings.On Friday, the city of Zaranj in southwestern Afghanistan had become the first provincial capital to be captured by...Read more

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