Afghanistan: Taliban takes 11th provincial capital as Herat fall, frees all prisoners
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Aug 12, 2021, 06:10 IST | Updated: Aug 12, 2021, 06:10 IST
The Taliban claimed to have seized Herat, Afghanistan's third-largest city. The seizure happened Thursday night, putting the insurgents in control of 11 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals.
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