US renews call for Americans to leave Afghanistan ‘immediately’

In a second security alert within a week, Washington’s embassy in Kabul calls on US citizens to leave as soon as possible.

The US embassy in Kabul has urged American citizens to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible amid the Taliban’s advance against government forces throughout the country. The embassy issued on Thursday the second security alert within a week calling on Americans to get out of the country. “The US Embassy urges US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options,” it said in a statement.