Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the US evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter.
The Security Council is not considering a peacekeeping force in Afghanistan although the situation in the country is a matter of grave concern in light of the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces, said T.S. Tirumurti, the Indian UN ambassador, whose country holds the Security Council presidency for the month of August.
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The Taliban has captured six cities and towns in just days, a major blow to the Afghan government. But observers say the gains do not spell an outright victory for the militant group.