Metropolitan Digital

Google


.

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

The fall of...

Read more: Taliban seize Herat and assault nearby dam that provides water and power to hundreds of thousands...

More Articles ...

  1. El COVID-19 puede causar infertilidad masculina y disfunción eréctil. Las vacunas, en cambio, no
  2. 5 issues that could affect the future of campus police
  3. Why Cubans took to the streets: 3 questions about Cuba's economic crisis answered
  4. A century after the Appalachian Trail was proposed, millions hike it every year seeking 'the breath of a real life'
  5. What is the metaverse? 2 media and information experts explain
  6. Female scientists set back by the pandemic may never make up lost time
  7. Emotion is a big part of how you assess risk – and why it's so hard to be objective about pandemic precautions
  8. How gay men justify their racism on Grindr
  9. Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US religious organizations not pay the taxman?
  10. Orwell's ideas remain relevant 75 years after 'Animal Farm' was published