Taliban claim capture of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second largest city
The fall of Afghanistan’s second largest city would be a crushing blow for the government. …
For years, Mr Ghani tried to sideline the warlords in an attempt to boost the Afghan National Army, and now he is turning to them in his hour of need, the BBC’s Ethirajan Anbarasan says. Earlier this week, the president also agreed to arm pro-government militia.
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