Meanwhile, the Taliban has camped in Kandahar, another provincial capital, in Afghanistan. It is the 12th out of 34 provincial capitals of Afghanistan which have been captured by the Taliban after the attack. Kandahar is also the second-largest city in the country. Officials said the Taliban managed to capture Kandahar on Thursday night while a team of government officials managed to escape from the city by air.
According to the information received, Afghan officials reported the incident on a condition of anonymity. The Taliban on Thursday captured Kandahar, Afghanistan's third-largest city and the strategic provincial capital near Kabul. The US military mission in Kandahar ended a few weeks ago, after which the Taliban captured it. Conquering Kandahar after capturing Herat is the biggest success for the Taliban so far.
The same Taliban captured 11 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals before Kandahar within a week. Taliban fighters captured the famous mosque in the historic city, which dates back to 500 BC. Once Alexander looted this mosque. Taliban fighters have also camped on government buildings in Kandahar. Sources said sporadic gunfire was heard in a government building while the rest of the city has gone under rebel control.
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