The governments of Germany, France and Britain on Thursday night urged their citizens to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible.

The German Foreign Ministry asked its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country as soon as possible and according to the flight schedule.

"People of German nationality are strongly advised to take the opportunity to leave the country as soon as possible," the ministry said in a statement.

In addition to Germany, the British and French Foreign Ministries have called on their citizens to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible.

The US Embassy in Kabul also issued a statement to US citizens urging "immediately" to leave the country amid the Taliban's rapid advance in Afghanistan.

In recent weeks, the civil war in Afghanistan has intensified with increasing Taliban attacks on government-controlled areas, making Afghanistan more insecure.

By announcing the date for the withdrawal of the last US troops from Afghanistan and the failure of peace talks among the Afghan parties, the Taliban have stepped up their efforts to seize more territory in Afghanistan.

During its 20 years of failed military presence in Afghanistan, the United States has been incapable of containing the Taliban and has produced nothing but the spread of terrorism, war, violence, instability, and the killing of tens of thousands of people. 219