Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams The Taliban have captured three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan as insurgents continue their rapid offensive across the south of the country towards the capital of Kabul.
Britain and the US have agreed to send more troops to Afghanistan just weeks before allied forces are due to withdraw. The short-term deployment of 600 British troops, who will be sent to Afghanistan alongside 3,000 troops from the United States, will be used to support diplomacy, help citizens leave the country and support the relocation of former Afghan staff as the Taliban continues to make in-roads. READ MORE: Motorcyclist in his 20s fighting for life after horror crash Taliban insurgents
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk