Taliban Claims to Have Taken Key Site
From Times Wire Reports
The Muslim fundamentalist Taliban army claimed to have captured a strategic mountain village, pushing opposition forces from the outskirts of Kabul, the capital. If true, the three-mile retreat by the opposition would represent a significant reversal in the latest fighting between the beleaguered Taliban and its enemies. The Taliban army has seized Kabul and two-thirds of Afghanistan in its bid to impose a strict Islamic regime over the entire country.
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