A combo released by the Iranian foreign ministry shows a meeting between Taliban and the government of Afghanistan, hosted by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran. AP
HERAT: The Taliban launched a major assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the first since the US military began its final drawdown of troops from the country as insurgents press on with a blistering offensive.
Fierce fighting erupted in the western city of Qala-i-Naw, the capital of Badghis, with the militants seizing police headquarters and offices of the country’s spy agency.
As news of the morning assault spread, social media was flooded with videos of clashes with some showing armed Taliban fighters on motorbikes entering the city of about 75,000, as onlookers cheered.
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