Sat 31 July 2021:
The Taliban have taken control of the outskirts of Herat and are heading into the city center, according to local media.
The Taliban now control 16 out of 17 districts in the province’s northeastern region. The only exception is Guzara, which was liberated earlier in the day by government soldiers, according to TOLOnews, which cited security sources.
Defense Ministry spokesman Fawad Aman, however, tweeted that the security situation in Herat outskirts is normalizing due to the active presence of pro-government forces in the liberated areas.
Afghanistan is witnessing a flare-up of tensions between the government forces and the Taliban, as the latter have seized large swathes of rural areas and stepped up their offensive on large cities. The violence is rising amid the withdrawal of international troops which is to be completed by September 11.
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