KABUL, Aug 6 — The Taliban have captured their first Afghan provincial capital since launching an offensive to coincide with the final departure of foreign troops, a senior government official said today.
She said the city — in southwest Afghanistan near the Iranian border — had fallen “without a fight”, and social media showed clips of insurgents roaming the streets, being cheered by local residents.While not strategically important, the fall of Zaranj is a psychological blow to the government, which is desperately defending a string of provincial capitals against a Taliban onslaught.
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