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While Taliban continues to capture significant provinces in Afghanistan, remobilization of the army has become top priority for the nation. Afghan President in his address to the nation said remobilization of the armed forces is the top priority of the government.
In his address to the people of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani said his focus is on preventing further instability and violence. President Ashraf Ghani said the country is in serious danger of instability, while adding that he will not give up the achievements of the last 20 years.
India is keenly watching the happenings in Afghanistan where Indian companies have invested billions in infrastructure. In a televised address, Ashraf Ghani said he was consulting with local leaders and international partners on the situation in the country.
“As your president, my focus is on preventing further instability, violence and displacement of my people,” Ghani said. Ashraf Ghani’s last public appearance was on Wednesday in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, where the insurgents launched a multi-pronged attack.
The Taliban have captured much of northern, western and southern Afghanistan, and are now battling government forces just 11 kilometers (7 miles) south of the capital, Kabul. The lightning advance comes less than three weeks before the US is set to withdraw its last forces after nearly 20 years of war.
The Taliban, pushed closer to Kabul, capturing a key city near Afghanistan’s capital as American troops flew in to help evacuate embassy personnel and other civilians. Continuing a rapid advance, the insurgents took Pul-e-Alam, around 70 km (40 miles) from Kabul and the capital of Logar province. The gain of the city, a key staging post for a potential assault on Kabul, comes just a day after the insurgents took the country’s second- and third-biggest cities.
