A member of the Afghan Armed Forces patrols the area of the contact line with Taliban, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Afghan government security forces launched military operation to retake control of a key bordering district in southern Kandahar province. The Taliban (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) have overrun dozens of districts in Afghanistan since the start of the final phase of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops.
- Package: Afghanistan Taliban Escalation
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
- Event date: 16.07.2021
- Date published: 16.07.2021
- Author: Sanallah Sayam
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3172x2135px, 2.9Mb
- Job-ID: e3bc5c201a1c6888