Taliban says video shows Afghan soldiers surrender

The Taliban has released video which it says shows Afghan soldiers surrendering in Baghlan province.

The video, which shows a line of men in camouflage being embraced by others in plainclothes, was filmed in June, according to the Taliban.

A surge of Taliban wins in northern Afghanistan has caused some countries to close their consulates in the region, while across the border in Tajikistan, reservists are being called up to reinforce the southern border, according to officials and reports on Tuesday.

Nearly 1,000 Afghan soldiers have fled the Taliban advances by crossing the border into Tajikistan, according to reports from Tajikistan.

The Taliban have made relentless territorial wins since mid-April, when President Joe Biden announced the last 2,500-3,500 U.S. soldiers and 7,000 allied NATO soldiers would leave Afghanistan.

Most have left quietly already, well before the announced deadline in September.

The full withdrawal is not expected to be completed until the end of August - and not before an agreement on how to protect Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport is reached.