WorldKANDAHAR, AFP -The Taliban stormed into Tarin Kot Thursday, triggering heavy fighting around government buildings as panicked residents scrambled to flee the capital of southern Uruzgan province, the latest city to be targeted by insurgents. “If reinforcements do not arrive the city will collapse into the hands of the Taliban,” Karim Khademzai, head of the provincial capital, told AFP. Sabir Menawal, a Tarin Kot resident, said Taliban fighters entered his house near the police headquarters and took up positions inside to fire at government buildings. That claim was refuted by multiple Tarin Kot residents, who said senior officials had been seen fleeing to the airport. As the Taliban edged closer to Tarin Kot on Wednesday, they promised a general amnesty to government forces who surrender unconditionally.

Source: Sunday Times September 08, 2016 11:37 UTC