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August 12, 2021

Taliban Seizes 10th Provincial Capital in a Week
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In Afghanistan, the Taliban has taken control of the city of Ghazni, the
10th provincial capital to fall to the Taliban in under a week. Ghazni
is less than 100 miles from the Afghan capital Kabul. The Washington
Post reports U.S. intelligence officials are predicting Kabul could fall
to the Taliban within one to three months. This week, the Biden
administration launched a last-ditch effort to convince the Taliban it
would face international condemnation if it takes all of Afghanistan by
force.