Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as more cities fall • FRANCE 24 English

The #Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in #Afghanistan and a local army headquarters completing their blitz across the country’s northeast and pressing their offensive elsewhere, officials said Wednesday. The insurgents now control some two-thirds of the nation as the #US. and #NATO finalize their withdrawal after a decades-long war there. France 24's guest Hameed Hakimi, Research Associate at Chatham House, tells us more.


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