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Taliban claims control over two more Afghan provincial capitals

The Taliban has claimed to have captured two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan after over-running over a dozen others in the past one week.

Fallout from indifference to Afghanistan will be felt beyond its borders

Expect the immediate danger to be regional - in South and Central Asia - as geography and capability limit the initial damage

Rush of US troops to Kabul tests Joe Biden's withdrawal deadline

The last-minute decision to send 3,000 US troops to Afghanistan to help partially evacuate the US Embassy is calling into question whether Biden will meet his August 31 deadline for fully withdrawing

Taliban trying to isolate Kabul, situation 'deeply concerning': Pentagon

The Pentagon has said that Afghan Taliban militants are trying to isolate the capital city Kabul and the situation on the ground is "deeply concerning".

Another Afghan tragedy

This time, America didn't just fight a war in Afghanistan but also invested a great deal of time, money and emotion in nation-building. Only to leave it like a possible Syria in South Asia

Taliban gains control of south Afghanistan; four more cities fall

Taliban has captured over two-thirds of nation; US, Britain to evacuate embassies

NATO envoys meet in Brussels to discuss Taliban blitz in Afghanistan

NATO envoys were meeting Friday in Brussels to discuss developments in Afghanistan amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation in the wake of the relentless Taliban offensive there

Bitter blow: UK's former hub in Afghanistan captured by Taliban

With the Taliban advancing rapidly and now in control of around two-thirds of Afghanistan, questions are being raised about why the UK could not have remained even after the planned departure of US

Al Qaeda will probably come back to Afghanistan: UK Defence Secy

Al Qaeda "will probably come back" as the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.

Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south; take four more cities

The Taliban completed their sweep of the country's south on Friday as they took four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul

Taliban capture Kandahar, Herat, Lashkar Gah; embassies getting staff out

US, Britain send troops to get staff out from Afghanistan; UN warns of 'catastrophic' impact of fight for Kabul

Afghanistan: Taliban take another southern provincial capital in sweep

Two lawmakers from Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province say local officials have surrendered the provincial capital to the rapidly advancing Taliban

Taliban takes over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city

The Taliban has taken over over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city, Sputnik reported citing regional authorities.The city was reportedly seized on late Thursday as the Taliban continues to step up their offensive amid US troops' withdrawal. The pullout was stipulated in the deal the Taliban and the US agreed upon in Doha in February last year.According to FDD's Long War Journal, the Taliban have claimed the seizure of more than 10 out of 34 administrative centers of Afghan provinces.Taliban on Thursday claimed to have captured the police headquarters in Herat in western Afghanistan and the country's third-largest city. It also captured strategically important Ghazni City, the capital of a southeastern Afghan province with the same name.The Taliban began its offensive in May and swiftly began seizing key districts. More than 160 districts have fallen, in addition to an estimated 73 districts that were controlled by the Taliban before the offensive began, Long War Journal ...

Kabul urges Taliban for peace as 10th provincial capital falls

A second negotiator, Ghulam Farooq Majroh, said the Taliban had been given an offer about a "government of peace" without providing more specifics

Indians advised to leave Afghanistan through commercial means: MEA

India has issued an advisory for Indian nationals to leave Afghanistan through commercial means and there is no formal evacuation mechanism, Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday

Taliban move closer to Afghanistan capital after taking Ghazni city

Two Afghan officials and the Taliban say the militants have seized the provincial capital of Ghazni. The capture Thursday marks the 10th provincial capital seized by the insurgents in the last week. Fighting was still ongoing on the outskirts of the city. However, officials say the Taliban were raising their flag and the city had calmed after hours of heavy fighting. The Afghan central government in Kabul and the security forces did not immediately acknowledge the capture of Ghazni. Ghazni is some 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of Kabul.

US keeping distance as Afghan forces collapse in front of Taliban

Afghan government forces are collapsing even faster than US military leaders thought possible just a few months ago when President Joe Biden ordered a full withdrawal

Taliban could take Afghanistan capital in 90 days: US intelligence

The Taliban now control 65% of Afghanistan

Afghan FM quits, leaves nation; three more capitals fall to Taliban

Group now controls nine of 34 provincial capitals amid US withdrawal

Afghanistan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban

Some civilians who have fled Taliban advances have said that the insurgents imposed repressive restrictions on women and burned down schools.