- UN calls on Taliban to ‘immediately halt offensive’, citing humanitarian concerns
- Pentagon says leaders concerned by Taliban’s speed
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The secretary-general of the United Nations, António Guterres, is calling on Taliban forces to “immediately halt the offensive” in Afghanistan, as the group takes control of more provincial capitals.
“Afghanistan is spinning out of control,” Guterres said in a prepared statement to reporters. “The fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces in urban environments is causing tremendous harm.”
Afghanistan is spinning out of control.
The fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces in urban environments is causing tremendous harm.
At least 241,000 people have fled their homes.
Humanitarian needs are growing by the hour - @antonioguterres
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby was asked for his thoughts on comparisons that have been made between US embassy staffers evacuating Kabul and Americans departing Vietnam in 1975.
“We’re not focused on the history of the Vietnam war,” Kirby said. “We are focused on meeting the requirements that we have today.”
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