Thousands of Afghans are fleeing to Kabul as the Taliban sweep more of Afghanistan. US officials had warned that Kabul could also fall in weeks.

• Thousands of people in Afghanistan have fled to the capital, Kabul, to try to escape the Taliban.
• But US intelligence has warned that the city could also soon fall to the group.
• The Taliban have been steadily gaining territory since the US drew down most of its troops.

Thousands of people in Afghanistan are fleeing their homes to try and take refuge in Kabul, the country's capital, as the Taliban gain ground.

The Taliban have seized has multiple provincial capitals in the last few weeks after the US withdrew of most of its forces from the country in July, leaving Afghanistan's own security forces struggling to contain the group.

Thousands of people who were now internally displaced have arrived in Kabul to try and seek safety, the BBC reported.

But US intelligence officials told The Washington Post earlier this week that the city could fall to the Taliban in a matter of weeks.

The World Food Programme has also warned that food shortages are "dire," according to the BBC.

As of Friday, the Taliban were effectively controlling about two-thirds of the country, the Associated Press reported. The Taliban seized Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, early Friday.

The US has been criticized for the Taliban's resurgence.

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, the former supreme commander of NATO in Europe, said the current situation was due to "20 years of American misjudgments, of poor prioritizations and failed policies."