With exclusive access to the Taliban, its leaders and ISIS, FRONTLINE goes on the ground in Afghanistan to investigate the challenges of a possible end to one of America’s longest wars. Tune in or stream “Taliban Country” 1/21 at 10/9c. https://to.pbs.org/2R1Bh02 | FRONTLINE | PBS

The Taliban has been encroaching on key cities in Afghanistan for months. The government has effectively lost most of the north, south and west in a matter of days, and is left holding just the capital and a dwindling number of contested cities that are also dangerously at risk. Today, the Taliban captured Afghanistan’s second and third-largest cities, Kandahar and Herat. This means more than a third of the country's provincial capitals have fallen in the past week. But despite the bloodshed and

The Taliban operate checkpoints around Kabul as efforts are reportedly under way to form a new government. Follow the latest developments on Afghanistan here: bit.ly/2VfyqWk | The National