Taliban capture Ghazni, move closer to Kabul

The city -- the 10th provincial capital fall to the insurgents in a week -- lies along the major Kabul-Kandahar highway, effectively serving as a gateway between the capital and militant strongholds in the south. Taliban insurgents now hold 10 of 34 provincial capitals.

Taliban capture Ghazni, move closer to Kabul
The city -- the 10th provincial capital fall to the insurgents in a week -- lies along the major Kabul-Kandahar highway, effectively serving as a gateway between the capital and militant strongholds in the south. Taliban insurgents now hold 10 of 34 provincial capitals.