Taliban fighters overran two provincial capitals, including the strategic city of Kunduz and Sar-e Pol in the north of the country on August 8, local officials and a spokesman for the militants said as the group stepped up its northern offensive and threatened more urban centers.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7 (ANI): As many as 385 Taliban terrorists were killed and 210 others wounded in Afghan security forces operations across Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the country's defence ministry said on Saturday.