Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is resisting calls to resign as his political allies melt away and his military proves unable or unwilling to stop the Taliban’s …
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is resisting calls to resign as his political allies melt away and his military proves unable or unwilling to stop the Taliban’s advance across the country. One report Saturday morning placed the Taliban just 7 miles away from the capital city Kabul, as US Marines arrived to secure the US Embassy there and help diplomats and Afghan civilians flee. Across the country, as provincial capitals fell to the advancing Taliban militants, Ghani’s political allies have faded or capitulated. Ghani, in a televised address Saturday, told the country he was in “urgent talks” with local leaders and international partners.
