Ghazni

The Taliban have taken the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni just 150 kilometers (95 miles) from Kabul, a senior lawmaker and the insurgents said on Aug. 12.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban tried to overrun a provincial capital in Afghanistan early on Friday, hiding inside homes before slipping into city streets in the night to attack security forces and killing at least 14 policemen before being pushed back, officials said.

Taliban insurgents in military uniform set off a car bomb and stormed an Afghan prison on Sept.14, freeing hundreds of inmates and killing four policemen as they step up attacks despite a bitter leadership transition.

Taliban insurgents detonated two powerful truck bombs outside the office of Afghanistan's spy agency and a police compound in the central town of Ghazni on Sept. 4, killing 18 people and wounding around 150, the provincial governor said.