Afghanistan disaster LIVE updates: Taliban seizes 3 extra provincial capitals, controls almost two-thirds of nation

Taliban fighter is seen inside town of Farah, capital of Farah province southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (AP)
While the capital of Kabul itself has not been instantly threatened within the advance, the beautiful pace of the offensive raises questions of how lengthy the Afghan authorities can keep management of its countryside.
On Wednesday, the headquarters of the Afghan National Army’s 217th Corps at Kunduz airport fell to the Taliban, in keeping with Ghulam Rabani Rabani, a provincial council member in Kunduz, and lawmaker Shah Khan Sherzad.
The corps is one in all seven throughout the military and its loss represents a serious setback. The province’s capital, additionally referred to as Kunduz, was already amongst these seized, and the seize of the bottom now places the nation’s northeast firmly in Taliban palms.