KABUL( BLOOMBERG)-The Taleban seized near total control over another provincial capital in northern Afghanistan on Monday( Aug 9), local and security officials said, a day after the insurgent group took three others, including the strategic and economically important city of Kunduz.It is the sixth provincial capital to have fallen in a matter of days as Taleban forces, emboldened by the departure of US troops from the country, have sped up their campaign across Afghanistan. Fighting on the outsk

Afghanistan as 34 provinces in total. For a graphic click on: https:// tmsnrt.rs/ 3jGaX8M) PROVINCIAL CAPITALS FALLING TO THE TALIBAN:-Aug.... The Taliban take over the city in Nimroz province in the south of the country, the first provincial capital to fall to the insurgents since they stepped up attacks on Afghan forces in early May.-Aug.... Afghan security forces say they are still fighting there.-Aug....

Open this photo in gallery Smoke rises from damaged shops after fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, on Aug.... Kirby said. Story continues below advertisementAsked what the U.S. military can do if the Afghan security forces are not putting up a fight, Mr.... Wallace said his government had asked some NATO allies to keep their troops in Afghanistan once the U.S. troops departed, but failed to garner enough support.“ Some said they were keen,

Khan also stressed that Al Qaeda currently has a presence in Bahramcha region of Disho district of Helmand towardHerat province and that its operatives" are providing training and support to the Taliban," in addition to supplying materials.... File: Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in Afghanistan.... Taliban insurgents launched a complex attack on the compound that began with a suicide bombing, officials said....

KABUL, Afghanistan — The families flooded out of northern Afghanistan by the thousands, standing for hours in overcrowded buses and cramming into taxis to escape the Taliban’s swift advance.By Monday morning, many had arrived at a makeshift shelter in Kabul, the country’s capital.... With the Taliban encroaching on Kabul — a bastion of government control amid the insurgents’ onslaught — many fear that no corner of the country will be spared.“ The country is going back to the 1990s, ” said Noor

As last week dawned, many clung to hope that the Taliban could be held back, though key trade routes had been seized, border crossings overtaken and swaths of remote areas clutched.... At the U.S. embassy, staff raced to destroy documents as helicopters shuttled away diplomats.... Fingers once splashed with purple ink--residue of voting, a badge of democracy--now clenched tickets seeking exit, and franticly punched ATMs to withdraw life savings....

KABUL, Afghanistan — Since international troops began withdrawing from Afghanistan in May, the Taliban have carried out a sweeping military campaign and gained control of much of the country’s rural areas.... Here’s what we know so far and what questions will need to be answered in the coming days. What areas do the Taliban now control?... Since the Taliban began their military offensive in May, the insurgents have captured more than half of Afghanistan’s 400-odd districts, according to some a

KABUL, Afghanistan — Since international troops began withdrawing from Afghanistan in May, the Taliban have carried out a sweeping military campaign and gained control of much of the country’s rural areas.... Here’s what we know and what questions will need to be answered in the coming days. What areas do the Taliban now control?... Since the Taliban began their military offensive in May, the insurgents have captured more than half of Afghanistan’s 400-odd districts, according to some assessme