Taliban militants have overrun the second provincial capital in Afghanistan in the space of two days, as the group seeks to gain control of further cities, local officials have confirmed.
The Taliban say they don't want to monopolise power, but they insist there won't be peace in Afghanistan until there is a new negotiated government in Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani is removed.
More Afghans are likely to flee their homes due to escalating violence, the UN refugee agency warns, as the Taliban take control of more territory in response to the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces.
