Hundreds of Afghan security forces flee as districts fall to Taliban

Militants’ advance continues as Britain nears end of its two-decade deployment to country

The Taliban’s rapid advance through northern Afghanistan continued on Sunday with more than a dozen districts falling to the militants, as Britain entered the final days of its two-decade deployment to Afghanistan.

More than 300 members of the Afghan security forces fled across the border into Tajikistan to escape the militants, and Badakhshan and Takhar provinces are now largely under Taliban control, beyond the respective regional capitals.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/04/hundreds-of-afghan-security-forces-flee-as-districts-fall-to-taliban
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul and Dan Sabbagh

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