Xinhua News Agency, Kabul, August 10-Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on social media on the 10th that the Taliban had captured the city of Farah, the capital of Western Farah Province.
So far, the Afghan government has not responded to this.
Fara Provincial Councillor Shahra Abu Baker told Xinhua News Agency reporters that in order to avoid civilian casualties, government forces withdrew from Fara City and retreated to a military base outside the city on the afternoon of the 10th.
Since the US military began to withdraw from Afghanistan on May 1, this is the seventh provincial capital city announced by the Afghan Taliban.
The remaining 6 are Ibak City, the capital of Samangan Province, Talukan City, the capital of Tahar Province, Kunduz City, the capital of Kunduz Province, Sarpur City, the capital of Sarpur Province, and Juzcan Province. The capital city of Shibergan and the city of Zaranj, the capital of the province of Nimruz.
Facing the fierce offensive by the Taliban, Afghan President Ghani convened a meeting of leaders of various factions on the 9th of this month.
The Afghan Presidential Palace stated that the meeting decided to strengthen the mobilization of militias and support the militias to fight the Taliban.
U.S. President Biden announced in April this year that the U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan will begin to withdraw on May 1 and will withdraw completely before September 11.
On July 8, Biden stated that the US military mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31.
With the accelerated withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan government forces has become increasingly fierce, and the local security situation has continued to deteriorate.