Heavy Fighting Reportedly Under Way in Northern Afghan Provinces Of Balkh, Takhar
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 9, 2021 Afghan security forces battled Taliban fighters in the northern provinces of Balkh and Takhar on August 9, a day after militants overran three provincial capitals, including most of the strategic northeastern city of Kunduz, officials said. In Balkh, heavy clashes have been under way close to the provincial capital of