Original upload date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 02:01:17 GMT
The Taliban has captured its eighth provincial capital in Afghanistan - this time in the city of Pul-e-Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province, which is north of Kabul.
Earlier, Fighters overran the
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city of Farah in the southwest after a fierce gun battle.
Afghan forces are also battling the Taliban to retain control of the provinces of Helmand, Kandahar and Herat.
But they are struggling to stop the armed group's rapid advance as US troops complete their withdrawal by the end of this month.
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