The Taliban captures the sixth provincial capital in Afghanistan, in the north, as the government fights to keep the militants at bay
The ministry of defence said hundreds of insurgent fighters had been killed or injured in the last 24 hours, with clashes reported in Kandahar and Helmand provinces
Insurgents entered Aibak without a fight after community elders pleaded with officials to spare the city from more violence following weeks of clashes on the outskirts, said Sefatullah Samangani, deputy governor of Samangan province on Monday. Interior ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanekzai said the Taliban had suffered "heavy losses", and the security situation was improving.The militant group has ramped up its campaign across much of the country in recent weeks, taking key border crossings and turning their guns on provincial capitals after gaining control of large swaths of the mostly rural countryside.
The Taliban also claimed the key city of Kunduz on Sunday, the largest city in the country's northeast.
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