Watch: Taliban Fighters Seen Lounging In Fleeing Military Leader¡¯s Mansion
A viral video shows Taliban militants entering the palace of a notorious Afghan strongmen in the Balkh Province.
The inevitable finally happened - Taliban now rules Afghanistan, again. After waging a fierce battle to take control of the country after withdrawal of US troops, Taliban is now in ascendency.
Now, various videos are going viral showing the militant group capturing various palaces as the current government was forced to flee. A clip shows Taliban militants entering the palace of a notorious Afghan strongmen in the Balkh Province.
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The video shows gun-wielding militants relaxing on gold-plated furniture and admiring possessions in the ornate home of military leader Abdul Rashid Dostum, according to Saudi Arabi-based news channel Al Arabiya.
Dostum, a US ally and former Afghan vice president, is one of two notorious strongmen in the region who fled over the border into Uzbekistan Saturday amid the Taliban¡¯s encroachment.
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Atta Mohammad Noor, Governor of the Balkh province and a second renowned strongman, also left the province together with Dostum, Reuters reported.
Both had vowed to protect Mazar-i-Sharif, the country¡¯s fourth-largest city, along with Afghan security forces.
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¡°They will never escape. They will all be killed. I will turn northern Afghanistan into the graveyard of the Taliban,¡± Dostum had reportedly vowed.
The fall of the city handed the Taliban control over all of northern Afghanistan.
On Sunday, the Taliban seized Jalalabad, the last major city besides Kabul that was still held by the country¡¯s central government.
