Evacuations begin as Taliban close in on the capital, which is now the only major city under government control after the fall of Jalalabad
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The US has started evacuating diplomats from its Kabul embassy, two US officials have said, as the Taliban took control of the key eastern city of Jalalabad, leaving the Afghan capital as the last major city under government control.
“We have a small batch of people leaving now as we speak, a majority of the staff are ready to leave … the embassy continues to function,” one of the US officials told Reuters, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
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