Afghan’s Army Chief replaced
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Afghanistan has replaced its army chief, as Taliban militants continue to make rapid advances.
Insurgents have taken control of 10 of the country’s 34 provincial capitals, reports BBC.
On Thursday the Taliban said they had taken the strategically important Ghazni city, which is on the road to the national capital Kabul.
President Ashraf Ghani earlier flew to the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif – traditionally an anti-Taliban bastion – to try to rally pro-government forces.
The removal of the country’s army chief, General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, was confirmed to the BBC on Wednesday. He had only been in the post since June.
His successor will have to deal with escalating violence across the country, as the Taliban continue their offensive. US and other foreign troops have all but withdrawn following 20 years of military operations.
Associated Press adds: The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan and a local army headquarters completing their blitz across the country’s northeast and pressing their offensive elsewhere, officials said Wednesday. The insurgents now control some two-thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal after a decades-long war there.
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