Afghanistan prez tries to unite warlords as Taliban advance

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani flew to Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday morning to rally his forces and to brainstorm with warlords, other private militia commanders, top security officials and politicians on how to stop a relentless Taliban advance that has seen nine provincial capitals fall to the insurgents in less than a week.

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