Published on 12:00 AM, February 08, 2016

'Sangin on verge of falling to Taliban'

The key district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand is once again on the verge of being overrun by the Taliban, according to an Afghan army commander. The commander, who wishes to remain anonymous, said most of the district had already been taken. He said the Afghan government now controls just a few square kilometres of Sangin city.