Pakistan Confirms Taliban Have Control Of Afghan Border Town

Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri confirmed Taliban's control, a day after the Taliban seized the town.

Pakistan's foreign ministry confirmed Thursday that the Taliban were in control of a key town on the Afghan side of its border. "They have taken control of Spin Boldak border crossing," said ministry spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, a day after the Taliban seized the town as part of a sweeping offensive across the country. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)