BY KUNWAR KHULDUNE SHAHID
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Taliban seizes second district in Ghazni as provincial capital remains contested
HAROUN MIR
The Taliban have skillfully surprised the Afghan government and NATO’s military commanders in Afghanistan by overrunning the city of Ghazni, a strategic population center on the main highway linking Kabul to the west and southwest of the country. This surprise attack, while Kabul and Washington were distracted by the prospect of another ceasefire for the Eid al-Adha holidays next Monday, amounted to a mini Tet Offensive by the Taliban. According to media reports, the Taliban...