All eyes on G7 meet as Taliban warn against extension of August 31 deadline | Top 10 Developments

While countries are expected to ask US to extend the August 31 deadline for withdrawal of troops from Kabul, the Taliban say no new government will be formed until American soldiers remain in Afghanistan. Here are top 10 developments in the crisis in Afghanistan.

As countries scramble to evacuate their citizens and local partners from Kabul, a firefight outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport left an Afghan soldier dead and three others injured on Monday. The situation in Afghanistan remains tense a week after Taliban marched on Kabul, forcing President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country. Fighting continues in parts of the country where local militias and personnel of the disbanded Afghan defence forces have joined hands to challenge Taliban's authority. A spokesperson of the insurgent group said Taliban fighters have surrounded Panjshir province where nearly 9,000 resistance fighters led by Ahmed Massoud have gathered to fight the Taliban.