Taliban take control of 9 provincial capitals in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents say they have captured more provincial capitals in Afghanistan in recent days, bringing the total under their control to nine out of 34 capitals as U.S. troop withdrawals continue.U.S. President Joe Biden suggested Tuesday his administration does not intend to revisit the decision to withdraw troops from the war-torn country, telling reporters in Washington that Afghan government forces must fight for their own country.The Taliban have declared their successful captures of provincial capitals for six days in a row until Wednesday, starting with Zaranj, the capital of Nimr…READ FULL ARTICLE