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Taliban seize Herat and assault nearby dam that provides water and power to hundreds of thousands of Afghans

  • Written by Elizabeth B. Hessami, Faculty Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
imageAfghan security forces stand guard on a roadside in Herat on Aug. 12, 2021, as the Taliban seized the city.AFP via Getty Images

The Taliban have taken over the Afghan city of Herat, capping three weeks of furious fighting in which both men and women took up arms to defend their city while many residents fled gunfights and rocket attacks.

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