Good morning. We’re covering the Taliban’s rapid advance, the end of the Olympics and the Delta variant’s surge across Asia.
The Taliban seize three more Afghan cities
Three cities fell to the insurgent group on Sunday, a staggering advance as government forces struggled to hold the line.
The fighters captured Kunduz, a major commercial hub in the north, and then took two nearby capitals, Sar-i-Pul and Taliqan.