The United States will continue airstrikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.

“The United States has increased airstrikes in the support of Afghan forces over the last several days, and we are prepared to continue this heightened level of support in the coming weeks if the Taliban continue their attacks,” General Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Army Central Command, told reporters in Kabul, according to reports from AFP.

McKenzie admitted that Afghanistan’s government may have some tough days ahead but also emphasised that the Taliban were far from being victorious.

“Taliban victory is not inevitable”, he said. 

The southern province of Afghanistan, which includes the Kandahar region, has witnessed mounting violence in the past months. According to reports from AFP, about 22,000 families have been displaced in the past month.

Afghan authorities were directed to set up camps for those who have been displaced due to the fighting. The numbers are estimated to be around 154,000. Kandahar, which is noted as the second-largest city in Afghanistan, has about 650,000 inhabitants.

Earlier this week, the US has launched airstrikes across Afghanistan in the previous several days to help Afghan security forces combating the Talibani forces.

Human Rights Watch, an international human rights watchdog, said that the Taliban was responsible was conducting atrocities against the people of Afghanistan near Spin Boldak, a town near the international borders of the country that was taken earlier this month with assistance from Pakistan.