The number of provincial capitals in which Afghan government forces lost control increased to 10 after the Taliban captured the center of the Ghazni province, 150 kilometers from the capital Kabul. The city of Ghazni was besieged and captured by the Taliban in the morning, and they seized the control of all government departments.
Provincial officials left the city to go to Kabul, Afghan provincial council member Hasan Reza Yusufi said.
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Download File: https://iha.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iha-taliban-capture-10th-provincial-centre-ghazni-2021-08-12_11-41-23_501479.mp4?_=1Monsoon rains have claimed 17 lives in Pakistan, with flash floods hitting Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. In Swat, nine people drowned while trying to rescue children who fell into a river during a family picnic. Search operations are ongoing for four missing individuals. Eight more deaths were reported in Punjab due to roof collapses, lightning, and floods. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the tragedy.