Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Capture 3 Vital …
WEBAug 12, 2021 · With both Kandahar and Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, in their hands, the Taliban now effectively control southern Afghanistan.
Taliban claims Kandahar as onslaught continues | Taliban News - Al Jazeera
WEBAug 12, 2021 · The Taliban has claimed to have taken Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second biggest city, in what would be a major blow to Afghan government forces. Citing witnesses, the Associated Press reported the...
Taliban Enter Kandahar City and Seize Border Posts
WEBJul 9, 2021 · KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban forces on Friday penetrated Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, in a new phase of a sweeping insurgent offensive that has captured territory across the...
Kandahar | AP News
WEBISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s chief spokesman has relocated his office from the capital to the city of Kandahar, an official said Thursday, as the southern city’s role grows as a spiritual and political center for Afghanistan’s rulers.
Taliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade
WEBSep 1, 2021 · The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons at victory celebrations in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
With Taliban again in Kandahar, time circles back on itself - Los ...
WEBAug. 13, 2021 5:08 PM PT. The Taliban’s dramatic recapture early Friday of Kandahar — the group’s birthplace and onetime redoubt of its late spiritual leader Mullah Mohammed Omar — marks a...
On Afghanistan’s Front Line, There Are No Good Choices
WEBAug 9, 2021 · For the past month, Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, has been under siege by Taliban fighters. Families stuck between them and government forces have almost nowhere to go.
Besieged on a ‘Taliban-made island,’ Kandahar’s residents ... - CNN
WEBAug 6, 2021 · A wedding hall in the west of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second city, now lies on the front line of fierce fighting between Taliban forces and Afghan government troops.
Taliban take Kandahar, Herat in major Afghanistan offensive ... - NBC News
WEBAug 13, 2021 · The Taliban captured Kandahar and Herat, Afghanistan's second- and third-largest cities after Kabul, in a major offensive Thursday.
The Taliban now control half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals
WEBAug 13, 2021 · The Taliban have seized Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and a number of other provincial capitals, as the insurgent group accelerates its rapid advance towards the capital Kabul....
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