Capital hit by blackout as insurgent fighters reach outskirts and western nations race to evacuate citizens
- Report: last major Afghan city in the north falls to the Taliban
The sun will begin rising shortly over Kabul (which has been blacked out for the last few hours) and we should start to get a clearer picture of where things stand.
What are we expecting to happen in coming days?
The Taliban have said they will not stop fighting until the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, resigns. Ghani held urgent talks with local leaders and international partners on Saturday, but gave no sign of responding to the Taliban’s demand, saying “reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority, and serious measures are being taken in this regard”.
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