Last major Afghan city in the north falls to the Taliban

Mazar-i-Sharif was a government stronghold and its loss leaves only Kabul and another city unconquered

The Taliban captured Mazar-i-Sharif, the country's fourth-largest city and the government's last major stronghold in the north on Saturday, as they tightened their grip on the country and closed in on Kabul.

The US president, Joe Biden, said America would not reverse its decision to leave Afghanistan, despite the Taliban advances. I was the fourth president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan - two Republicans, two Democrats. I would not, and will not, pass this war on to a fifth."