2021 Taliban offensive The Taliban captures the eighth provincial capital in days, seizing Faizabad, capital of Badakhshan Province amid a speedy advance in the north. The capture came as President Ghani appeals to local warlords to confront and fight the Taliban. Taliban take eighth provincial capital in speedy advance across Afghanistan © Reuters Sources: Reuters
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/EACHBVJCSRN5VNM53VD7TLBMB4.jpg "Taliban take eighth provincial capital in speedy advance across Afghanistan © Reuters")