The Taliban has made substantial territorial advances in three northern regional capitals just weeks before US troops are due to leave Afghanistan.
It's first conquest in years of a provincial capital came on Friday with the city of Zaranj in the southwestern Nimroz province.
They've also launched attacks on Lashkar Gah in the south and Herat in the west.
The White House has said the drawdown will continue as planned for the end of August.
The US and UK have already advised their citizens to leave the country as the violence between the militant group and Afghan forces gathers pace.
Dominic Nichols is Defence and Security Editor for the Telegraph newspaper in the UK who served for 23 years in the British Army.
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It's first conquest in years of a provincial capital came on Friday with the city of Zaranj in the southwestern Nimroz province.
They've also launched attacks on Lashkar Gah in the south and Herat in the west.
The White House has said the drawdown will continue as planned for the end of August.
The US and UK have already advised their citizens to leave the country as the violence between the militant group and Afghan forces gathers pace.
Dominic Nichols is Defence and Security Editor for the Telegraph newspaper in the UK who served for 23 years in the British Army.
In: "It sounds as..."
Out: "...probably not."
Dur: 24 sec
Clip: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0808Afghanistan-Nicholls.mp3