ADVERTISEMENT
Taliban pushing into key capital
9 districts taken in Helmand province as civilians hide inside
by
Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports
|
Today at 3:49 a.m.
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.
Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabol
Iran
Helmand
Herat
Pakistan
Lashkar-gah
Tajikistan
Afghan
Sami-sadat
Mirwais-stanekzai