second city of kandahar. the city is the taliban's birthplace and former stronghold and taking control is a significant prize for the militants. other important cities such as herat and ghazni were captured within hours of each other on thursday. and the taliban have also taken lashkar gah, capital of the southern province of helmand, as well as qala—i—naw in the north. there are increasing concerns that the militants will continue their lightning speed offensive toward the capital, kabul, where tens of thousands of civilians have fled violent street fighting. our correspondent in kabul, yogita limaye, gave us this update. well, people are in shock and disbelief over what has happened just over a single day. five provincial capitals have fallen to the taliban, among them major cities. kandahar, this country's second largest city, a big economic centre. to the taliban, it is a traditional stronghold, so they will be looking at this as a major victory. herat is in the west of the country,
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