Taliban captures 8th provincial capital in six days
The Taliban capture of Faizabad came as President Ashraf Ghani landed in Mazar-i-Sharif to rally its defenders.
Former Mujahideen hold weapons to support Afghan forces in their fight against Taliban, on the outskirts of Herat province, Afghanistan July 10, 2021.(photo credit: JALIL AHMAD/REUTERS)ByREUTERS