Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- The Taliban have taken the strategically important city of Ghazni, the 10th provincial capital to fall to the militants in less than a week.

Ghazni is on the major Kabul-Kandahar motorway, linking militant strongholds in the south to the capital, Kabul.

Taking Ghazni is thought to increase the likelihood that the Taliban could eventually aim to take Kabul itself.

On the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan, the world is currently observing a radical transformation taking shape in Afghanistan, which is sure to have a profound effect on the geo-political balance of power in the region and beyond.

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said the United Nations should step up efforts at this critical juncture ...