forces in Sheberghan were thought to have beaten back the Taliban incursion, after insurgents entered the

the entire province. Jawzjan provincial council member Shir Mohammad said most of Sheberghan

On Saturday Taliban fighters captured Sheberghan, in the northern province of Jawzjan.It is the

KABUL( Reuters)-Taliban fighters overran three provincial capitals including the strategic northeastern city of Kunduz on Sunday, local officials said, as the insurgents intensified pressure on the north and threatened further cities.... The city of 270, 000, is regarded as a strategic prize as it lies at the gateway to mineral-rich northern provinces and Central Asia." Heavy clashes started yesterday afternoon.... The Taliban said they had captured the entire province....

Amid the power crisis, various factories have been closed down in Afghanistan's Kandahar province due to lack of electricity, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, many electricity supply projects have been halted for the past four months. Officials at Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat( DABS) said that the main reason for halting these projects is the suspension of funds from the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the United States develo

The following report compiles all significant security incidents confirmed by New York Times reporters throughout Afghanistan from the past seven days.... The report includes government claims of insurgent casualty figures, but in most cases these cannot be independently verified by The Times.... Both sides routinely inflate casualty totals for their opponents.At least 21 pro-government forces and 22 civilians were killed in Afghanistan the past week....

KABUL( AFP)-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew to the besieged northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday( Aug 11) to rally his beleaguered forces, with Taleban fighters having now taken more than a quarter of the country's provincial capitals in less than a week.Mr Ghani arrived in Mazar as the Taleban captured Faizabad overnight, making it the ninth city to be overrun since last Friday.He plans" to check the general security in the northern zone", according to a statement released by the pal

Fighting in Afghanistan has reintensified in recent weeks between the Taliban and Afghan forces.... Five provincial capitals were reportedly overrun by insurgents over the last few days, while fighting continues in several other cities. The Taliban reportedly overran the northern city of Kunduz on Sunday, along with Sar-e-Pul and Taloqan. Many fled Kunduz over the weekend, hoping to reach Kabul, which is Government-controlled. This weekend the Taliban also captured Zaranj, which is on the borde

The Taliban seized a sixth Afghan provincial capital on Monday following a weekend blitz across the north that saw urban centres fall in quick succession and the government struggle to keep the militants at bay. Insurgents entered Aibak without a fight after community elders pleaded with officials to spare the city from more violence following weeks of clashes on the outskirts, said Sefatullah Samangani, deputy governor of Samangan province.“ The governor accepted and withdrew all the forces fro

Open this photo in gallery Refugees from Afghanistan and Canadian Citizens board a bus after being processed at Pearson Airport in Toronto on Aug 17. after arriving indirectly from Afghanistan.... The Taliban declared an' amnesty' across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.... He blamed the Taliban takeover on Afg