The city of Herat in the west of Afghanistan and the third-largest city in the country fell to the Taliban on Friday after key government institutions were captured by the group.
Sources said that all government officials, including Herat governor, police chief, head of the NDS office in Herat, former mujahedeen leader Mohammad Ismail Khan, the deputy minister of interior for security, and the 207 Zafar Corps commander surrendered to the Taliban after the province fell to the group.
