The Pigeon Express
A border fight between the forces of Iran and Afghanistan’s Taliban has left one dead, according to a local Afghan official. Mawlawi Mohammad Ebrahim Hewad, the Islamic Emirate’s border commander in the province of Nimroz, was quoted by Afghanistan’s TOLOnews as saying that one Taliban soldier has died and another has been wounded on Sunday. […]
The Taliban captured Afghan provincial capital Zaranj, in Nimroz province, in a major blow to Afghanistan government forces. The city in the southwestern region of Afghanistan fell to the Taliban as the group makes rapid advances across the country as foreign troops withdraw. They have taken swathes of countryside and are now targeting key cities. […]