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Taliban claim control of some 90% of Afghan border areas

Moscow, July 22 (UNI/Sputnik): The Taliban (outlawed in Russia) controls approximately 90% of Afghanistan’s border with neighboring countries, Zabiullah Mujahid, the movement’s spokesman, told Sputnik on Thursday.

“The borders of Afghanistan with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran — about 90% of the borders are under our control… The border with Turkmenistan and the border with Iran are completely under our control. The borders of Pakistan (with the exception of a few small sections) are also under our control,” Mujahid said.

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