Taliban pushing into key capital

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Taliban pushing into key capital
9 districts taken in Helmand province as civilians hide inside
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Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports
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An Afghan security personnel take a position during fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban pressed ahead Tuesday with their advances in southern Afghanistan, capturing nine out of 10 districts of the Helmand provincial capital, residents and officials said. Afghan government forces launched airstrikes, backed by the U.S., in a desperate effort to defend the city of Lashkar Gah.

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