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Taliban forces sweep into capital of Afghan poppy-growing province

KABUL, Sep 8 (Reuters) Taliban forces were fighting today within the capital of Afghanistan's central province of Uruzgan, one of the top poppy-cultivating provinces in the country, threatening government offices as the leadership fled to the airport, officials said.
Militants had fought their way to within a few hundred metres of the governor's compound and police headquarters while gun battles spread in Tarin Kot, a city of about 70,000 people, said provincial police chief Wais Samim.
The militant offensive, and the apparent government collapse in some areas, was reminiscent of the Taliban's speedy but brief capture of Kunduz city last year, the first time the group had seized a provincial capital since they lost power in 2001.
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