Afghanistan: Taliban take 10th provincial capital as Ghazni fallson August 12, 2021 at 10:20 am

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The fall of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul, brings the militants closer to the Afghan capital.

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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