Afghan conflict: All key cities except Kabul under Taliban control
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KABUL, Aug 15: Tensions are rising in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as the Taliban continue their rapid advance towards the city, reported BBC.
The militants seized the eastern city of Jalalabad early on Sunday, leaving Kabul as the only major city still under government control.
It followed the capture on Saturday of the government's northern bastion of Mazar-i-Sharif.
The collapse of government forces has left President Ashraf Ghani under growing pressure to resign.
He appears to face a stark choice between surrender or a fight to hold the capital.
Meanwhile, the US said it was deploying 5,000 troops to help evacuate its nationals from the beleaguered country.
President Joe Biden has defended his decision to escalate the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying he could not justify an "endless American presence in the middle of another country's civil conflict".
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