Afghanistan’s Ghani Appeals for Help as Taliban Near Kabul
- President speaks to nation in first appearance in days
- Taliban controls major provincial capitals, still advancing
Ashraf Ghani
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Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed president used his first public appearance in days to say he’s turning to the international community for help against Taliban militants advancing closer to the capitol.
Ashraf Ghani made brief, nationally televised remarks on Saturday as Taliban fighters continue to make rapid territorial gains in the vacuum left by departing U.S. and NATO troops.