Afghanistan’s army chief sacked as the Taliban go wild

ACCEPT – Military Commander Afghanistan General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai was sacked as Taliban insurgents continued to make rapid progress by capturing more of the provincial capital.

The insurgents have taken control of 10 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals and are now moving closer to the nation’s capital, Kabul.

On Thursday (12/8) the Taliban seized the strategic city of Ghazni, which is on the main road to the national capital Kabul.

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President Ashraf Ghani had earlier flown to the traditionally anti-Taliban bastion of the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, to try to rally pro-government forces.

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The dismissal of the Military Commander General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, confirmed to the BBC on Wednesday (11/8). He has only been in office since June.

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His successors had to deal with increasing violence across the country, as the Taliban continued their offensive.

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