US again urges its citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately

WASHINGTON, 13 August 2021, (TON): The United States urged US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options, a notice on the website of US Embassy in Kabul said, amid a speedy Taliban advance across the country.

Taliban fighters captured the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni. This took them to within 150km (95 miles) of Kabul, the latest in their rapid takeover as the United States withdraws its troops from the country, leaving the Afghan government to fight the group on its own.

A notice on the embassy's website said "The US Embassy urges US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options," and that notice warned Americans about the capability of the mission at this time in serving citizens.

The notice said "given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the Embassy’s ability to assist US citizens in Afghanistan is extremely limited even within Kabul."

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