, capturing nine out of 10 districts of Helmand province’s capital, Lashkar Gah, residents and officials said

Taliban fighters, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on Aug.... Abdul khaliq/ The

There is no guarantee that we will not be killed on the way, ” Mohammad said.... The families who cannot afford to are obliged to stay in their own homes as we are, ” resident Halim Karimi told AFP.... “ We don't know where to go or how to leave....

Afghanistan, the Taliban makes gains.... " The provincial capitals of Kandahar, Herat, and Lashkar Gahin

" One of them told me they can send undercover inspectors to catch us." Another hairdresser, who runs one of the city's biggest salons, said he received a call from someone claiming to be a government official.... " There is no point continuing this business."" Fashion salons and barbers are becoming forbidden businesses," another said.... " This was my job for 15 years and I don't think I can continue." PROFILES: Who's who in the Taliban leadership INVESTIGATION: Taliban kill civilians in res

of neighboring Helmand province, Lashkar Gah, which is dangerously close to collapse....

Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, and the city of Kandahar, the capital in

provincial capital they have seized in a week, as US intelligence said the capital, Kabul, just 150km to

KABUL, Afghanistan( AP)--The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in

The government may eventually be forced to pull back to defend the capital and just a few other