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Taliban tighten grip around Kabul as US scrambles to evacuate • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 14 Aug 2021
The Afghan Taliban tightened their territorial stranglehold around Kabul on Saturday, as refugees from the insurgents' relentless offensive flooded the capital and US Marines returned to oversee emergency evacuations.

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