The State Department holds a hearing as the Taliban managed to seize three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, local officials said on Wednesday, a move that now puts nine of the nation’s 34 such towns under the control of the Islamist insurgent group as it tries to make a push towards the national capital of Kabul while U.S. troops continue their planned withdrawal from the country. READ MORE: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2021/08/11/taliban-captures-three-more-provincial-capitals-amid-us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan/?sh=133b415339db Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com