(tense music) (gun fires) (siren blares) (farkhunda speaks in foreign language) (dramatic string music) - like this? (sadaf speaks in foreign language) (hopeful music) (banin speaks in foreign language) (people cheering) (frishta speaks in foreign language) (calming music) (banin speaks in foreign language) (frishta speaks in foreign language) (tamana speaks in foreign language) (sadaf speaks in foreign language) - [reporter] the taliban are on the march and gaining territory at an astonishing rate. the white flag that signifies the taliban takeover is flying in large swathes of the country right now, and they re creeping closer to the capital. (frishta speaks in foreign language) - [reporter] tonight, the afghan army is trying to hold back the taliban in the north s biggest city, mazar-i-sharif. - [speaker] there is increased concern of the government and kabul collapsing. the taliban has now taken over two thirds of the country. (sadaf speaks in foreign language) (banin spe