Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on reported on Wednesday a surge in outpatient consultations in a health facility which it operates in the Afghan city of Herat amid the closure of other nearby hospitals

The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) health charity has reduced its presence in the Afghan capital after militants seized control of Kabul, a spokesperson told Sputnik on Monday

Fighting between the Taliban movement (banned in Russia) and forces of the recently-overthrown Afghan government in Kandahar, Herat and Lashkar Gah led to a dire humanitarian situation and huge damage to infrastructure, Eloi Fillion, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Afghanistan, told Sputnik on Monday

The Taliban (terrorist group, banned in Russia) took control over Afghanistan's Kandahar not following fighting but just because the Afghan army that was trained by NATO and the United States fled, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov told Sputnik on Friday

President Joe Biden and other officials have repeatedly called for Afghan leaders to unite and fashion a clear strategy amid mounting worries that the insurgents could besiege Kabul within months.

Over 180 civilians have been killed and more than 1,180 have been wounded in four Afghan cities alone since July 9 as hostilities in the country intensify, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday

Fighting in Afghanistan has led to 460 civilian casualties in Kandahar with 104 killed in Lashkar Gah, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons on Friday