Ruptly is live with a skyline view of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday, August 15 as the Taliban has reached the city following its sweeping gains of the country’s territories.
The Taliban were on the brink of taking the Afghan capital earlier on Sunday. The US has launched an urgent evacuation of its embassy’s personnel with helicopters racing the staff to the airport.
President Ashraf Ghani reportedly flew out of the country.
In the previous days, the Taliban gained control of two of Afghanistan’s biggest cities, Kandahar and Herat. Mazar-i-Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s economic hubs and the fourth biggest city, fell to the insurgents on Saturday.
The recent Taliban offensive follows the US and other NATO forces' ongoing withdrawal from the country.
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