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Two Border Towns in Western Afghanistan Fall to Taliban, Md Ismail Khan Mobilizes Pop.Uprising Forces to Protect Herat City
[ToloNews] The Islam Qala border town, one of the main trade gateways into Iran, and the Torghundi border town, one of the two trade gateways into Turkmenistan, both in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
 province in western Afghanistan, have fallen to Taliban
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, local officials confirmed on Friday.

Activities at Islam Qala customs were stopped after it was fallen to the Taliban, said Nisar Ahmad Naseri, the acting head of Herat customs department.

Videos on social media show Taliban fighters chatting with Iranian border forces in the bordering areas between Afghanistan and Iran.

Taliban has announced to have captured the Islam Qala customs and the Torghundi border town.

Sources from the province said that all officials of Islam Qala customs and a big number of security forces stationed there have crossed the border to Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
following Taliban’s arrival at the area.

Islam Qala customs is one of the biggest customs in the country that adds at least 1.5 billion Afs (around $20 million) to the government’s income every month.

Ismail Khan Mobilizes Hundreds in Herat to Crush Taliban

[ToloNews] Mohammad Ismail Khan,
...Afghan National Army caption under the Communists, mujahideen commander against the Soviets, twice governor of Herat province — first for the mujahideen, then after the Taliban were defeated — Northern Alliance commander, and finally Minister of Energy and Water in Hamid Karzai’s government, he no doubt expected that at 75 he would be sitting back and enjoying less active maneuvers as an elder statesman...
a former mujahideen leader and a senior member of Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
 party, has mobilized hundreds of his loyalists in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
 province in the west of Afghanistan to fight the Taliban
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 as the group continues to capture large swaths of territories across the country.

Taliban has come closer to the city of Herat after taking over many districts in the province, including two key border towns.

"We will reorganize the war fronts. We will save the city of Herat from those who have the order to plunder the city. We will not let them to change their dreams for plundering Herat into reality. We will not allow them to cast an evil eye towards the honor and dignity of our people," said Ismail Khan.

Ismail Khan also pledged that after maintaining security around Herat city, the military efforts will be focused on recapturing other districts of the province from the Taliban including the other territories that have fallen to the group in.west zone.

"Soon you will witness the presence of public uprising forces in various parts of the city and in the districts of Herat. We will move towards other areas of the western zone after fixing turbulences in Herat city," added Ismail Khan.

Over the past 24 hours, the Taliban has captured eight districts in Herat province including Islam Qala and Torghundi border towns.

Karkh, Kohsan, Gulran, Kashk-e-Kohna, Robat Sangi, Shindand, Adraskam and Pashtun Zarghoon are among the districts that were fallen to the Taliban in the past 24 hours.

"We will never allow the Taliban to enter into the city of Herat. We assure the people to prevent the infiltration of the Taliban into the city," said Feroz Ahmad Azizi, a Herat resident.

"The Taliban will see a worse treatment from the public. If they insisted on fighting, we will take weapons, if they offer the hand of friendship, we will show similar gesture," said Abdul Latif, a Herat resident.

Local officials in Herat said that from the total number of 19 districts in Herat, only Guzra and Injil districts are currently connected to the city of Herat.
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