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The Taliban have captured an Afghan
capital city for the first time since 2001. Police in the
of Zaranj, capital of the
Nimroz province, said Taliban forces are now in
. Nimroz is on the
with Iran. The police there were unable to fight because there were too
government soldiers to help. A Taliban official said it was an important day for the
. He said the victory would increase the morale of his fighters in other provinces. He added: "This is
the beginning. Other provinces will fall into our
very soon." There is currently
fighting in the cities of Lashkar Gah, Kanduz, Herat and Kandahar. They may fall before the Taliban fight for the nation's capital Kabul.
