Afghanistan: Cities Fall One After Another as Taliban Militants Progress Faster Than Expected

More cities in Afghanistan have fallen to the Taliban militant group, which is waging lightning offensive across the country. On Friday the Taliban militants took control of the capital of Ghor province. Fazil Haq Ehsan, the head of the provincial council in the central province of Ghor, as saying its capital, Feroz Koh, fell to the Taliban. The militants also wrested control of the capitals of Zabul and Uruzgan provinces in the south. Atta Jan Haqbayan, the provincial council chief in Zabul, said the local capital of Qalat was taken by the militants and that officials were in a nearby…