KABUL: Afghan forces have claimed to have killed 64 Taliban fighters in air strikes in two provinces.
Afghan Ministry of Defense
An airstrike last night in Pashtun Zarghoon district of Herat province killed 50 Taliban and destroyed four vehicles, 10 motorcycles and a large quantity of ammunition, including a car loaded with explosives.
In addition, 14 Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike last night in Feroz Nakhchira District, Samangan Province.While a Taliban hideout and weapons were also destroyed.
International News Agency
The capture of Sher Khan Bandar in northern Afghanistan.50 kilometers from Kunduz city, is the biggest victory of the Taliban since the announcement of the withdrawal of US forces.
The Afghan Taliban's success comes after Pentagon spokesman John Kirby made it clear that the Taliban's actions and the benefits they could reap could slow down the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
After an hour and a half of fighting this morning, the Taliban seized the town of Sherkhan Port and the border with Tajikistan.As well as all border posts, Kunduz Provincial Council member Khalid Hakimi told the International News Agency.
"We were forced to leave all checkpoints and some of our troops crossed the border into Tajikistan," an army officer told the news agency on condition of anonymity.He acknowledged that hundreds of Taliban fighters were everywhere by morning.
Zabihullah Mujahid Interview
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid also confirmed that the Taliban had seized the crossing across the Pinej River.Our Mujahideen have gained full control of the border crossings with Tajikistan in Sher Khan Bandar and Kunduz,he told the news agency.
Another member of the provincial council, Umaruddin Wali, said the area had been cut off since Monday night.
There is a 700-meter-long bridge over the corridor, built in collaboration with the United States and opened in 2007 with the aim of boosting trade between Central Asian neighbors.
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