The Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut the ties between the Afghan capital and the east-News

The Taliban occupied the city of Jalalabad earlier on Sunday, cutting off the increasingly isolated capital of Kabul in eastern Afghanistan, because as the United States and NATO prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan after a two-decade war, the blitzkrieg of rebels across the country continues continue.

The militants posted photos online earlier Sunday showing them in the governor’s office in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province.

Abralullah Murad, a member of the province, told the Associated Press that the rebels occupied Jalalabad after the collapse of the Elder Consultative Government in Jalalabad.

On Sunday’s seizure, the Taliban made rapid progress in the past week. US, British and Canadian troops rushed to Afghanistan to help the diplomats still there, which put pressure on the central government of Afghanistan. Thousands of people poured into Kabul to escape the Taliban.

The Afghan army and two powerful former warlords pledged to defend the country’s fourth-largest city, Mazar-e-Sharif, on Autumn Saturday, when the insurgents took control of the entire northern part of Afghanistan.

On Saturday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani gave a televised speech, his first public appearance since the Taliban’s recent victory.

Ghani said: “We have already started consultations within the government with elders and political leaders, representatives at different levels of the community, and our international allies.” “We will share the results with you soon,” he added, but did not go further. Detailed description.