Taliban Takes Key Northern Afghan Cities as Battles Rage On

Taliban Takes Key Northern Afghan Cities as Battles Rage On
Taliban flag flies on the main square of Kunduz city after fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 8, 2021. Abdullah Sahil/AP Photo
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KABUL, Afghanistan—Taliban terrorist seized most of the capital of northern Afghanistan’s key Kunduz province on Sunday, and took another neighboring provincial capital after a monthlong siege. The advances were the latest in a series of blows to government forces as U.S. troops complete their pullout after nearly two decades in the country.

The terrorists planted their flag in the main square of Kunduz city, where it was seen flying atop a traffic police booth, a video obtained by the Associated Press showed.