The fall of Afghanistan’s second largest city would be a crushing blow for the government.
Thousands of people have fled to Kabul to escape street fighting and are living in makeshift camps
The UK said it was also deploying about 600 troops on a short-term basis to provide support to British nationals leaving the country. The number of staff working at the British embassy in Kabul hasThe insurgents have moved quickly, seizing new territories as US and other foreign troops withdraw after 20 years of military operations.
There are increasing concerns that the militants will continue their lightening speed offensive toward the capital, Kabul, where tens of thousands of civilians have fled violent street fighting. A resident told the AFP news agency that government forces appeared to have withdrawn en masse to a military facility outside the southern city.
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