The Taliban seized the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni on August 12, just 150km from Kabul, their most important gain in a lightning offensive that has seen them overrun 10 provincial capitals in a week.
Ag AFPWASHINGTON/HERAT/KABUL: American negotiators are trying to extract assurances from the Taliban that they will not attack the US Embassy in Kabul if they overrun the capital in a direct.
The Taliban seized the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni on August 12, just 150km from Kabul, their most important gain in a lightning offensive that has seen them overrun 10 provincial capitals in a week.
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