Since the US and NATO forces announced their withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of presence, the Taliban has moved swiftly, capturing a large part of the country’s territory.
BREAKING: Taliban seizes seventh provincial Afghan capital in five days aje.io/vaqmqx
Taliban overruns Farah city in southwest Afghanistan, the seventh provincial capital to fall to the group in under a week aje.io/vaqmqx
UPDATE: The Taliban has captured another city in Afghanistan, taking the number of provincial capitals the group has seized since Friday to eight aje.io/vaqmqx
“It’s a very significant victory for the Taliban."
Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reporting from Kabul said some of the gains made by the Taliban are small cities, but they also include Kunduz, a big city that is strategically important.