People believed to be militants are seen on a pickup truck with a gun in Afghanistan, in this still image obtained from a video posted by the Afghan Defence Ministry on its Facebook page. Reuters could not independently verify the locations nor the date o
Kabul: Afghan officials say three more provincial capitals have fallen to the Taliban, putting nine out of the country's 34 in the insurgents' hands amid the US withdrawal.
The officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the capitals of Badakhshan, Baghlan and Farah provinces all fell.
The Afghan government and military did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Taliban advance comes as U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered all U.S. troops out of the country by the end of the month.
