18 out of 34 provinces in Afghanistan have been captured and declared to be controlled by Taliban thus far.
Taliban has seized the second and third largest cities of Afghanistan and just away from Kabul, reportedly most of the important cities of Afghanistan are under the control of Taliban.
A government official also confirmed “the economic hub of South Kandahar is also in their hands”
The local media from Afghanistan stated nearly 65% of nation’s territory is now controlled by Taliban.
Amrullah Saleh the vice president of Afghanistan tweeted after having a national security meeting chaired by president Ashraf Ghani.
In today's meeting on national security chaired by Prz @ashrafghani it was decided with conviction & resolve that WE STAND FIRM AGAINST TALIBAN TERRORISTS & DO EVERTYHING TO STREGNTHEN THE NATIONAL RESISTANCE BY ALL MEANS AND WAYS. PERIOD. We are proud of our ANDSF.
— Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) August 13, 2021
President Ghani most likely to address the nation on Saturday (14) over the national security and the fate of the regime, official said.
The international community along with NATO delegates met in Brussels on Friday (13) for the discussion while USA administrated 3,000 fresh troops to Kabul international airport and thousands more to the regime. (World Broadcasting)