War in Afghanistan Afghan officials confirm that Nirkh District, in Maidan Wardak Province, has fallen to the Taliban the previous day as the group seized the district building and torched it after days of intense siege. Attacks by the group have significantly increased as United States troops started to withdraw from the country with the final deadline of September 11. Afghanistan: Taliban captures strategic district close to Kabul | DW | 12.05.2021 © DW Sources: DW
