Taliban overruns city of Farah in southwest Afghanistan, seventh provincial capital to fall to the group in five days.



Reuters

United Kingdom

Taliban, Afghanistan 7 provincial capitals conquered fear of disconnection of support for capital Kabul

Taliban on Tuesday captured Farah, the capital of Afghanistan's Farah province, local media reported, with the city becoming the seventh provincial capital to fall to the offensive of the insurgent group that has in less than a week overrun several key areas in the north of the country.

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Times of India

India

7th Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban

The Taliban seized two more Afghan cities Tuesday -- including one just 200 kilometres (125 miles) from Kabul -- as tens of thousands of people fled their homes in the north for the relative safety of the capital and other centres.

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United States

Two more cities fall to Taliban as thousands flee northern Afghanistan

The Taliban seized another Afghan provincial capital Tuesday -- the seventh in less than a week -- as tens of thousands of people fled their homes in the north for the relative safety of Kabul and other centres.

News18 India

Mukesh Ambani

Another City Falls to Taliban as Thousands Flee Northern Afghanistan

[Kabul / Washington, 10th Reuters] --The Taliban, an insurgent insurgent who is expanding its power in Afghanistan before the completion of the withdrawal of US troops, conquered Prihumuri, the capital of northern Baghlan, on the night of the 10th. Local residents revealed. The Taliban will be the seventh capital city in about a week. According to residents, Prihumuri's Afghan security forces are retreating to a large Afghan base. European Union…

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent group in stunningly quick succession. 

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US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force

The Taliban captured Farah city in western Afghanistan Tuesday, a local lawmaker and the insurgents said, the seventh provincial capital to fall since Friday.

NDTV

Gautam Adani

New Delhi

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Delhi

Farah Province Capital Falls To Taliban: Lawmaker And Insurgents

FARAH, located in western Afghanistan, fell into the hands of the Taliban on Tuesday afternoon, making it the seventh regional capital in the country the terror group has infiltrated in a matter of days.

Daily Express

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Taliban captures its seventh city in five days as 'not much' US can do about rapid gains

A U.S. peace envoy has brought a warning to the Taliban that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally

The Washington Post

Jeff Bezos

Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad warns Taliban a military takeover of Kabul will guarantee they’d be global pariahs.

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Hong Kong

US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power in Afghanistan by force

The Taliban seized another Afghan provincial capital Tuesday -- the seventh in less than a week -- as tens of thousands of people fled their homes in the north for the relative safety of Kabul and other centres.
A provincial lawmaker told AFP the insurgents had taken Farah city, capital of the same-named province in western Afghanistan, while a Taliban spokesman posted pictures of fighters walking casually past the gates of the police headquarte…

Taliban seizes seventh Afghan provincial capital in five days

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