Taliban Fighters Enter Besieged Afghan City

Taliban rebels have fought their way into the besieged capital of Afghanistan’s central Uruzgan province, triggering fierce battles with Afghan security forces, according to local authorities and insurgents. Earlier this week, the insurgent group launched coordinated attacks on Tarin Kot, the provincial capital, and overran key security outposts before entering the city on Thursday morning, Afghan television stations quoted local officials. They say hundreds of Afghan Special Forces have...

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