In the wake of the current developments, the Taliban is advancing rapidly and has captured 13 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.
While speaking to reporters in the White House, US President Joe Biden said he doesn’t regret his decision of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
He said, “They've Got to Fight for Themselves.”
The United States has been leading the fight against the Taliban since 2001 and decided to pull out the troops from Afghanistan by September.
In the wake of the current developments, the Taliban is advancing rapidly and has captured 13 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.
Many important cities like Herat and Kandahar have already fallen.
The US intelligence has assessed that the Taliban will capture Kabul in 90 days.
The US is sending 3000 additional troops to ensure the safe evacuation of its embassy staff.
In the wake of the rapidly deteriorating situation in the country, many Afghans are fleeing their places for Kabul with the hope that they would be able to escape the brutalities of the Taliban regime.
Most of the foreign troops have left, and the US has announced that all their forces would leave by the end of September.
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