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Prince Harry had received an Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan by his aunt Princess Anne for his time in the war-zone.

Critics say the US reputation as a global power has been badly tarnished by the Taliban's victory,

The United States then released a statement with more than 65 nations urging the Taliban to let Afghans leave the country

The United States plans to keep arming and training the Afghan military

Afghan civilians, who have long taken the brunt of the fighting, are also watching the Taliban advance in fear.

President Ashraf Ghani blamed the Taliban for all the "bloodshed and destruction," adding that his government will not "surrender" to the militants.

The growing fear and uncertainty about the future have left many Afghans desperate to leave.

Last month the two sides had agreed to speed up the talks, with the Taliban saying the dialogue would begin after the festival of Eid al-Fitr that ended on May 16.

The leader of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada, reiterated in a message released ahead of Eid that any delay in withdrawing the troops was a "violation" of that deal.

A decade ago, the United States had 100,000 troops in Afghanistan.

The United States is supposed to pull out all its troops by May 1 in an agreement that saw the Taliban agree to peace talks with the Afghan administration of President Ashraf Ghani.

After intense US cajoling, the Afghan government and the Taliban last month opened peace talks in Doha.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani voiced guarded hopes for negotiations that his government has opened with the Taliban to end two decades of war.

The White House has said President Donald Trump was not briefed on the intelligence because it was unverified.

Taliban threatens even more violence in the coming days leading up to the elections.

The Taliban threatens to attack US Troops in Afghanistan after Trump ended peace talks.

Taliban warns Washington of more harm due to Trump's cancellation of peace talks.

Bomb attacks injure more than 60 people in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on country's 100th Independence Day.

Islamic militants slaughter one another. Dozens killed in Eid al-Fitr attacks as Afghan holiday truce falters.

The Afghan government offers to recognise Taliban as a political force, provide passports and withdrawal of sanctions in return for talks.

The number of air strikes conducted by international and Afghan air forces "increased significantly" in 2017, the UN says, killing 295 civilians and injuring 336.

Afghan Taliban issues a rare open letter addressing Americans and "peace-loving Congressmen" to urge the White House in holding dialogue.

America's long-serving B-52 set a record for the number of guided bombs dropped from the plane in a series of strikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes close on the heels of a deadly suicide bombing.

Afghan authorities have raised the death toll from Saturday's suicide bombing in Kabul to 103, as hundreds of people gathered for funerals.

Taliban kill at least 95 with suicide bomb in ambulance in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, a week after militants attacked Intercontinental Hotel and took guests hostage.

Afghan troops dropped onto a hotel roof rescue hostages from a terror attack, while other guests used bed sheets to scale down walls from windows.

Islamabad is carefully articulating its response after Washington's move to scale down its financial assistance to Pakistan.

In a separate incident, a bomb went off in the same Nagarhar province killing as many as 18 people.

At least 40 people are killed and scores of others left injured when the explosion occured in the western area of Kabul.