Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after the Taliban began an intense battle to take over the city of Lashkargah, in southern Afghanistan. The fighting comes at a time when the Trump administration is negotiating a peace agreement with the militant group to withdraw US troops. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has more.
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