Taliban push through provincial capital

By Tameem Akhgar and Rahim Faiez
Updated August 3 2021 - 10:40pm, first published 10:37pm
An Afghan security official on guard in Lashkar Gah which looks set to fall to the Taliban.
An Afghan security official on guard in Lashkar Gah which looks set to fall to the Taliban.

The Taliban are pressing ahead with their advances in southern Afghanistan, capturing nine out of 10 districts of the Helmand provincial capital, residents and officials say.

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