Afghanistan prez tries to unite warlords as Taliban advance

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani flew to Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday morning to rally his forces and to brainstorm with warlords, other private militia commanders, top security officials and politicians on how to stop a relentless Taliban advance that has seen nine provincial capitals fall to the insurgents in less than a week. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/2hJjhqE