Taliban claim to hold 85% of Afghanistan after taking key border crossing

Militants capture Islam Qala on border with Iran amid sweeping offensive launched as US withdraws

The Taliban have claimed to be in control of 85% of Afghanistan, including a key border crossing with Iran, following a sweeping offensive launched as US troops pull out.

Hours after Joe Biden issued a staunch defence of the US withdrawal, the Taliban said fighters had seized the border town of Islam Qala – completing an arc of territory from the Iranian border to China.

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