Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east

Taliban close in on Kabul, seize Jalalabad

The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan’s Jalalabad without a fight, according to officials and a resident, effectively leaving the capital, Kabul, as the last major urban area under government control, Al Jazeera reported.

Taliban take three more provincial Afghan capitals without a fight

Three more provincial capitals of Afghanistan -- the cities of Jalalabad, Gardiz and Nilli -- fell to the Taliban in recent hours without a fight, officials told EFE on Sunday.

Taliban fighters enter Kabul from all sides after seizing every Afghanistan city

Today the eastern city of Jalalabad fell without a fight, with officials saying surrender was the only way of saving civilian lives, with thousands streaming into the capital fearful of a return to brutal rule

Taliban takes provincial Afghan capital Maidan Wardak just west of Kabul

An Afghan lawmaker and the Taliban say the militants have seized a provincial capital just west of Kabul.

Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east

The collapse of Jalalabad leaves Afghanistan's central government in control of just the capital and seven other provincial capitals

Afghanistan: Taliban takes control of all key cities except Kabul

The Taliban's grip on Afghanistan has tightened after it seized Jalalabad, leaving the capital Kabul as the last key city under government control.