Taliban offensive
Taliban Gain Control over Presidential Palace in Kabul, President Flees Afghanistan to Tajikistan
Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan's presidential palace, two senior Taliban commanders present in Kabul told Reuters on Sunday, hours after the insurgents entered the Afghan capital Kabul even as diplomats and locals hurried to leave the country.
Taliban at Kabul Gates, Foreign Embassies Start Evacuation
The Taliban seized more major cities on Friday as they raced to take full control of Afghanistan and inched closer to Kabul, with the United States and Britain deploying thousands of troops to evacuate their citizens from the capital.
Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif, Biden sends more troops
Taliban fighters on Aug. 14 captured the key northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif and closed in on Kabul, as U.S. President Joe Biden sent more troops to evacuate American personnel and their allies.
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UN Concerned about Escalation in Fighting in Afghanistan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern about the ongoing developments in Afghanistan, including the latest fighting in Herat and Kandahar province.
Taliban capture eighth provincial capital in six days
Taliban took control of another city in northern Afghanistan on Aug. 11, an official said, the eighth provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in six days as U.S.-led foreign forces complete their withdrawal.
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Afghan fighting rages as US and UK accuse Taliban of massacring civilians
Afghan forces battled Monday to stop a first major city from falling to the Taliban as the United States and Britain accused the insurgents of "massacring civilians" in a town they recently captured near the Pakistan border.
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