Taliban capture Afghanistan's 2nd, 3rd largest cities: reports

The Taliban, battling to regain power in Afghanistan after 20 years, have reportedly captured the second-largest city Kandahar and the third-largest one Herat, as the Islamist insurgent group continues to close in on the capital Kabul.The Afghan Islamic Press and multiple Western media outlets on Friday reported the fall of the strategically important southern and western trading hubs, bringing the number of the country's 34 provincial capitals that have been taken since last week to over a dozen.Taliban fighters seized the provincial headquarters of Kandahar, Ghor and Badghis provinces wit…READ FULL ARTICLE