Afghan forces vow to retake districts lost to Taliban
By AFP - Jul 07,2021 - Last updated at Jul 07,2021
An Afghan security personnel stands guard at the site of a car bomb attack in Kandahar on Tuesday (AFP photo)
KABUL — Afghan authorities on Tuesday vowed to retake all the districts lost to the Taliban and deployed hundreds of commandos to counter the insurgents' blistering offensive in the north, a day after more than 1,000 government troops fled into neighbouring Tajikistan.
Fighting has raged across several provinces, but the insurgents have primarily focused on a devastating campaign across the northern countryside, seizing dozens of districts in the past two months.