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Taliban fighters inside the city of Farah, capital of Farah province southwest of Kabul [Mohammad Asif Khan/AP Photo]

Taliban seizes eighth Afghan provincial capital in five days

Taliban overruns cities of Farah and Pul-e-Khumri in fresh setbacks for Afghanistan’s government.

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A man watches the flames as wildfire approaches Kochyli beach near Limni village on the island of Evia in Greece [Thodoris Nikolaou/AP Photo]

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Afghans inspect damaged shops after fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Taliban fighters Sunday took control of much of the capital of  Kunduz province, including the governor’s office and police headquarters, a provincial council member said. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil)

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Head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah walks in a hotel lobby in Qatar's capital Doha during an international meeting on the escalating conflict in Afghanistan on August 10, 2021 [Karim Jaafar/AFP]

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