Taliban tighten grip on Afghanistan as all eyes turn to capital Kabul

Name: Taliban tighten grip on Afghanistan as all eyes turn to capital Kabul
Uploaded: 2021-08-13T15:43:04+00:00
Duration: 5 min 5 s
Description: The Taliban seized more major cities on Friday as they raced to take full control of Afghanistan and inched closer to Kabul, with the United States and Britain deploying thousands of troops to evacuate their citizens from the capital. Ashley Jackson, researcher at the Overseas Development Institute, gives her analysis.

Issued on: 13/08/2021 - 17:43

The Taliban seized more major cities on Friday as they raced to take full control of Afghanistan and inched closer to Kabul, with the United States and Britain deploying thousands of troops to evacuate their citizens from the capital. Ashley Jackson, researcher at the Overseas Development Institute, gives her analysis.