The Taliban conquered Herat, the third-largest city in Afghanistan, and took the second-largest city of Kandahar just hours later on Thursday, according to the group and local officials. In Kandahar, the designated terror group seized the governor’s office and several other buildings, witnesses told The Associated Press and other news outlets. The Kandahar governor and other officials fled the area and took a flight to Kabul, the capital, witnesses told AP. Kandahar Airfield was previously one of the main bases housing U.S. and NATO forces before it was given to Afghan security forces a few months ago before the full U.S. withdrawal. “Unfortunately, the Taliban managed to get into [Herat] city with the help of their infiltrators,” Abdul Razaq Ahmadi, an aide to Ismail Khan, a former warlord who attempted to organize the defense of Herat, told the Wall Street Journal. “The police headquarters has been captured by the Taliban …