It's still very confusing, but this Sunday could spell the end of the lightning offensive that led the Taliban to take control of almost the entire country.
The capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, remained in government hands.
But, according to residents of Kabul, some Taliban have entered.
"There are armed Taliban fighters in our neighborhood, but there is no fighting," a resident of a suburb east of the capital told AFP.
Another story, on Twitter this time.
The Taliban have been ordered to stay at the gates of Kabul and not to enter the capital of Afghanistan, a spokesperson said on Sunday, even though insurgent fighters were seen by residents in remote suburbs. .
"The Islamic Emirate orders all its forces to wait at the gates of Kabul, not to try to enter the city," Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Taliban, said on Twitter.
Launch of the offensive in May
On Saturday evening, the Taliban captured Mazar-i-Sharif, the fourth largest city in Afghanistan and the main urban center in the north of the country.
Since the launch of their offensive in May with the start of the final withdrawal of American and foreign troops, which must be completed by August 31, they had first seized large rural areas without encountering much resistance.
Then their advance has accelerated dramatically in recent days, with many cities falling into their hands almost as easily.
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