The Taliban have made rapid advances across Afghanistan recently, wrestling back control of key border posts, swathes of countryside and key towns and cities.
The hardline Islamist insurgents captured the provincial capital of Zaranj, in the southern Nimroz province, on Friday afternoon.
On Saturday, Afghan officials confirmed the loss of another provincial capital, the city of Sheberghan in Jawzjan province.
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