AFGHANISTAN’S PRESIDENT REPLACES TOP MINISTERS AS TALIBAN CAPTURE NEW TERRITORY

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Sat 19 June 2021:

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two top ministers charged with managing the country’s faltering security Saturday, as the Taliban pressed on with their campaign to capture new territory in fierce battles with government forces.

The shake-up of the defense and interior ministry portfolios comes as violence surges and peace talks remain deadlocked, with the Taliban claiming to have seized more than 40 districts in recent weeks across the rugged countryside.

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