Families flee as Afghan army defends besieged city from Taliban ...Middle East

KANDAHAR: Families fled their homes Wednesday as the Afghan army launched a counterattack against the Taliban in a key southern city, with the insurgents stepping up their offensive to capture major urban centres.There has been intense fighting in recent days in the west and the south, while a bomb-and-gun attack in the capital Kabul killed eight people on Tuesday — followed by another smaller blast the next morning.Dozens of civilians have died in the battle for Lashkar Gah, a city of 200,000 people that would be the Taliban’s biggest urban prize since they launched a nationwide offensive in May.Resident Saleh Mohammad said hundreds of families had fled as the military asked people to leave

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