The Taliban entered the second regional capital a few days after capturing Zaranji

Aliban Warriors enter the northern capital AfghanistanOn Saturday, a provincial legislator said after sweeping 9 out of 10 districts in the province, it was in Jazcan province on Saturday.

This government According to the Associated Press report, Congressman Mohammad Karim Jawzjani did not deny that Taliban militants had entered Sheberghan, but said the city was not occupied.

If the city collapses, it will become the second provincial capital to succumb to the Taliban in many days. Several of the country’s 34 provincial capitals are under threat.

On Friday, the Taliban took control of Zaranji, the capital of southwestern Nimruz, and the government said it was still fighting insurgents in the capital.

Sheberghan is particularly strategic because it is the stronghold of the Uzbek warlord Rashid Dostum allied with the United States, and his militia is one of the militias resurrected to aid the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces.

Residents of Sheberghan reported violent airstrikes, and they also said that the Taliban had released prisoners from the city prison. They asked to remain anonymous to avoid retaliation from both parties.

Taliban fighters swept across large areas of Afghanistan at an alarming rate, initially occupying some areas, many of which were located in remote areas.

In recent weeks, as the last US and NATO troops withdrew from the country, they besieged several provincial capitals across the country.

The US Central Command stated that more than 95% of the troop withdrawal has been completed and will be completed on August 31.

The U.S. Air Force continued to assist the Afghan Air Force in bombing Taliban targets in southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces as the Afghan security forces tried to prevent the Taliban from taking over.