JUST IN - U.S. sends in B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships in a desperate bid to stop the advance of the Taliban on three key cities in Afghanistan, urges American citizens to immediately leave the country.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9871453/US-sends-B-52-bombers-Spectre-gunships-halt-advance-Taliban.html

Afghanistan war: Taliban say jail captured and prisoners freed

The fall of two regional capitals in 24 hours is a blow to security forces, seen here in the city of Herat

The Taliban say they have captured a prison in the northern Afghan province of Jawzjan and freed all of the prisoners.

Video on social media shows hundreds of inmates leaving the jail in the city of Sheberghan on Saturday after the insurgents launched an attack.

The Taliban have taken control of the city, making it the second regional capital to fall to the militants.

It is a major blow to security forces, as battles escalate across the country.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58127407