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Taliban capture first Afghan provincial capital, according police

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The Taliban shot dead the head of the Afghan government's media information centre Friday at a mosque in the capital, the ministry said, days after warning they would target senior administration officials in retaliation for increased air strikes. Fighting in Afghanistan's long-running conflict has intensified since May, when foreign forces began the final stage of a withdrawal due to be completed later this month. The Taliban already control large portions of the countryside, and are now challenging Afghan government forces in several large cities. France 24's International Affairs editor Douglas Herbert tells us more.

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