Munir Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for the provincial governor in northern Balkh province, said the Taliban attacked the city from several directions setting off heavy fighting on its outskirts. There was no immediate word on casualties. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had flown to Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday to rally the city s defenses, meeting with several militia commanders allied with the government.
Homa Ahmadi, a lawmaker from Logar, says the Taliban control the entire province, including its capital, and reached a district in the neighboring Kabul province on Saturday.
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The Taliban inched closer to Kabul on Saturday, as they captured a large, heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan in a major setback for the government. | ITV National News