### [2021-07-9](/feed/2021/07/9/index.md)

##### War in Afghanistan
# The Taliban captures the border town of Islam Qala, Afghanistan's biggest border crossing with Iran. 

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Thursday seized another key Afghan border crossing, this time with Iran, according to an Afghan official and Iranian media. The seizure is part of a Taliban surge as American troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan. 


### Sources:

1. [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-taliban-middle-east-iran-58629a955d5b1703f2536efc122ef171) [Image](https://storage.googleapis.com/afs-prod/media/88f7a44e0ffd468f8cd128d3e55f7116/3000.jpeg)
2. [India Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/afghan-taliban-say-capture-key-border-crossing-with-iran/articleshow/84260040.cms)

### Changes:

1. Taliban captures the border town of Islam Qala, Afghanistan's biggest border crossing with Iran.  _2021-07-09 09:06:21 (First version)_
1. The Taliban captures the border town of Islam Qala, Afghanistan's biggest border crossing with Iran.  _(Current version)_

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