On Wednesday, Taliban gunmen cracked down on a protest in the eastern city of Jalalabad, which sits just 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the capital Kabul. Media reports, including from Al Jazeera, suggest that at least two people have died and a further 12 were injured in the shooting. According to …
Read More »Taliban take Jalalabad without fight, leaving Afghan government encircled in Kabul
Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar Province and the fifth-largest city in the country, with a population of over 350,000. Its capture gave the Taliban access to an important highway, which connects landlocked Afghanistan to the city of Peshawar in Pakistan. “There are no clashes taking place right now in …
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