Taliban reportedly fleeing Kandahar

Afghanistan’s Taliban government is reportedly abandoning its spiritual stronghold of Kandahar following the fall of the capital, Kabul, last night.

Taliban reportedly fleeing Kandahar

Afghanistan’s Taliban government is reportedly abandoning its spiritual stronghold of Kandahar following the fall of the capital, Kabul, last night.

Residents in Kandahar claimed senior Taliban leaders have begun to flee as the opposition Northern Alliance makes sweeping territorial gains across the country.

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