US President Joe Biden urges Afghanistan's leaders to unite and 'fight for their nation' against Taliban insurgents, adding he did not regret deciding US troops withdrawal
Internally displaced Afghan families, who fled from Kunduz and Takhar provinces due to battles between Taliban and Afghan security forces, sit at the Shahr-e-Naw Park in Kabul on August 10, 2021.
"Obviously it is a challenging security environment. ... We are evaluating the threat environment on a daily basis," Price told reporters in a briefing. Taliban seized two more Afghan provincial capitals – including one just 200 kilometres from Kabul - taking the number of major cities to have fallen to the insurgents during the past one week to eight.
Several unconfirmed reports said Faizabad, capital of Badakhshan province, also fell to the insurgents late on Tuesday.
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