KABUL: The Taliban said Friday they had captured Afghanistan's key border crossing with Turkmenistan, as the insurgents continued a blistering offensive across the country.

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"The important Torghundi border port has been fully captured," Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the insurgents, told reporters.

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Afghanistan's interior ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said security forces at the port had been "temporarily relocated" and efforts had been launched to recapture the crossing.