Taliban Captured Kandahar, Afghanistan’s Second-Largest City
Taliban captured Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, tweeted the information.
There is a conflict going on in Afghanistan between the Taliban and the army. Meanwhile, the Taliban claimed on Friday that they had captured Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city.
It has left only the capital Kabul and other areas in the hands of the government.
A Taliban spokesman tweeted from an officially recognized account that Kandahar had been completely conquered. Mujahideen (Taliban) have reached Shaheed Chowk in the city.
Earlier on Thursday, the Taliban, which now controls nearly two-thirds of the country. He captured Ghazni, located on the Kandahar to Kabul route, about 150 km from the capital.
The capture of Ghazni city by terrorists is a major setback for the strategic Afghan forces. Because this city is located on the Kabul-Kandahar Highway.
This road connects Kabul with the southern provinces of the country.
Due to the capture of terrorists on this important route, the movement of government forces, as well as the supply of logistics and military equipment, can be disrupted.
Taliban capture capitals of many provinces.
According to the news agency, the Taliban has captured the capitals of many provinces. This terrorist organization has released about one thousand criminals lodged in the jails of six such cities.
There are many dreaded terrorists among the released criminals. These cities were previously under the control of the Afghan government.
At the same time, many countries, including America and Germany, have urged their citizens to leave the country immediately amid increasing violence and fighting terrorists.
Significantly, the Taliban group also refused to share power with the government on Thursday.
If government sources are to be believed, Afghan government negotiators had offered the Taliban a power-sharing deal in exchange for ending the fighting in the country.
The US send 3000 troops to Afghanistan to evacuate its embassy staff.
In the midst of intensifying Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, America is now busy securing its embassy staff.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced that the US Department of Defense would send troops to Afghanistan to evacuate embassy staff from Kabul.
Talking to reporters, he said that in the next 24 to 48 hours, three infantry battalions would be landed at the Kabul airport. The number of soldiers in these is 3,000.
