Taliban Seizes Afghanistan’s Borders With Tajikistan, Uzbekistan: Russian Official

Members of Afghan Special Forces climb down from a humvee as they arrive at their base after heavy clashes with Taliban during the rescue mission of a police officer besieged at a check post, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2021. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

The Taliban seized Afghanistan’s borders with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on Aug. 11, as the terrorist group continues its blistering offensive in the wake of the United States pulling out of the country, according to Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu.

Shoigu told Russia’s Kommersant daily newspaper that the group has control of Afghanistan’s northern border.