Taliban Set to Retake Afghanistan After 20 Years in Shadows
- Ghani flees the country after Taliban leaders enter Kabul
- U.S. evacuating embassy as helicopters fill skies in capital
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Taliban leaders marched into Kabul on Sunday, preparing to take full control of Afghanistan two decades after they were removed by the U.S. military.
The militant group said it has occupied the presidential palace, and plans to soon declare a new “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” Hours earlier, American-backed President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The Al Jazeera network broadcast what it said were live images of armed Taliban fighters roaming the presidential palace and posing at desks.