Taliban attacks western Afghan city of Herat

For the first time since the 1990s, Taliban militants in recent days attacked the western city of Herat, one of Afghanistan’s largest cities. Fighting in the vicinity of Herat’s airport has grounded flights for several days. The Afghan government has sent in military reinforcements to defend the city. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has just come back from Herat, and she explains to host Marco Werman what’s happening there.

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