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Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents capture Sheberghan city
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have captured Sheberghan city in Jawzjan, marking the fall of the second Afghan provincial capital in less than 24 hours, media reports said.
Sources told Tolo News that security forces are stationed only at the provincial airport in Khwaja Dako district, which is the hometown of former vice president Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum and is located 17 kilometers from the city of Sheberghan.
Jawzjan lawmakers blamed the government for inattention to the security situation in Jawzjan and said it has remained indifferent to this matter, reports the news portal.
With the fall of Sheberghan, 15 media outlets, including TV stations and radio networks, have stopped operation in the province, Tolo News reported.
The Taliban insurgents had captured Zaranj city on Friday.
Violence has increased in Afghanistan ever since the foreign forces started to leave the country.
The Taliban has captured several regions in the country in recent weeks.
The Taliban and Afghanistan security forces are engaged in clashes in different parts of the country.
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