Hello and welcome to bbc news. Afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between Government Forces and the taliban. The militants are trying to seize three major cities in the South And West of the country. Theyve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. Taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and Lashkar Gah the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. The fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis and there are concerns about how long Government Forces will be able to hold out. This update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. Well, this is now the most serious Fighting Weve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. The militants had already had captured vast swathes of rural territory, now theyre trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very centre of Las
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