Ghazni, located just 80 miles south of Kabul, fell to the Taliban on Thursday - meaning jihadists now control highways leading north and south of the capital as they tighten the noose on the government.
Taliban has captured city of Ghazni, just 80 miles south of Kabul, saying 'large numbers' of soldiers were killed. Islamists now control the main highways north and south of the city as they tighten noose on the government.
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