Taliban militants captured a sixth provincial Afghan capital on Monday, a lawmaker said, after they ousted Afghan security forces from border towns and trade routes as US-led foreign forces pull out.
Wallace said his government had asked some Nato allies to keep their troops in Afghanistan once the US troops departed, but failed to garner enough support.
Germany's defence minister rejected calls for its soldiers to return to Afghanistan after Taliban insurgents took Kunduz where German troops were deployed for a decade. A Taliban spokesperson warned the US on Sunday against intervening following US air strikes to support beleaguered Afghan government forces. The US has vowed to pull out most troops by the end of the month, ending its longest war.
Unicef said 20 children were killed and 130 children had been injured in southern Kandahar province in the last 72 hours.
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