Taliban takes control of Afghanistan's third biggest city of Herat as the insurgents continue their advance towards Kabul
is home to veteran warlord Ismail Khan, who for weeks has been rallying his forces to make a stand against the Taliban.
As security forces retreated across the country, government sources told AFP on Thursday that Kabul has made an offer to the Taliban to share power in return for an end to fighting. Later Thursday, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said the governor and his deputies had been arrested over that alleged deal. The officials could not be immediately reached for comment.While Kabul itself isn't directly under threat, the loss of Ghazni, and now Herat, tightens the grip of a resurgent Taliban estimated to now hold some two-thirds of the nation.
However, the stunning speed of the offensive raises questions of how long the Afghan government can maintain control of the slivers of the country it has left.
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