Afghan president: ‘Consultations’ ongoing amid Taliban blitz

Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he will not give up the achievements of the last 20 years and that consultations are underway.

He delivered a brief and vague televised address on Saturday, his first public appearance in days following a major Taliban advance.

The insurgents have seized most of northern, western and southern Afghanistan and are battling government forces some 11 kilometers (7 miles) south of Kabul.