The Taliban have captured the crucial southern Afghan city of Sangin after a year-long battle. Afghan forces say they have made a tactical retreat from the center of Sangin. A spokesman for Helmand’s governor confirmed the district police and governor’s headquarters were now in militant hands. Almost a quarter of troops killed during combats mission in Afghanistan died defending Sangin. Hundreds of Afghan combatants have been killed there in recent fighting.
Taliban capture Afhgan city
