In the face of increasing Taliban victories in Afghanistan, the US Embassy in Kabul has once again encouraged American citizens to leave the country "immediately.

US Embassy urges Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately

The Taliban took over Herat, Afghanistan's third-largest city, on Thursday and also seized another key district capital just 150 kilometres (95 miles) from Kabul.

Taliban take Herat as Afghan forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni

An airstrike hit a mosque in Afghanistan and has taken lives on 11 children and a prayer leader, local authorities reported on Thursday. The incident happened in a village in the northeastern province of Takhar on Wednesday came during the ongoing clashes between the Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters, the provincial police spokesman Khalil Aseer reported.

Airstrike that hit mosque kills 11 children in Afghanistan: Officials

At least four people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday morning in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province, reports said. The blast occurred at 4:30 am in Ab Band district of Ghazni.

Afghanistan: Four dead, 20 injured in car bomb explosion in Ghazni

The BBC study said the Afghan government controlled 122 districts, or about 30 percent of the country. Still, it noted that did not mean that they were free from Taliban attacks.

Taliban active in 70 per cent of Afghanistan, BBC study finds

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US Embassy urges Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately

Taliban take Herat as Afghan forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni

Airstrike that hit mosque kills 11 children in Afghanistan: Officials

Afghanistan: Four dead, 20 injured in car bomb explosion in Ghazni

Taliban active in 70 per cent of Afghanistan, BBC study finds