The Taliban has taken another provincial capital in Afghanistan as American and NATO forces finalise their pullout from the war-torn country.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the council chief of northern Sar-e Pul province said the forces of the militant group overran the provincial capital, the city of Sar-e Pul, meeting little resistance in the last few days of their advance.

Government forces have now completely withdrawn from the province, and several pro-government local militia commanders also surrendered to the Taliban without a fight, allowing the insurgents to gain control of the entire province.