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Will there be a truce as the Afghanistan crisis worsens?

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani held urgent talks with local leaders and international partners on Saturday as Taliban fighters pushed closer to Kabul, capturing Pul-e-Alam – a town 70km south of the capital ​that is one of the gateways to the city.

Meanwhile, the Taliban launched a multi-pronged assault on Saturday on Mazar-i-Sharif, a major city in northern Afghanistan, as it continues an offensive to capture more cities and provinces across the country

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