How The Taliban’s Devastating Takeover of Afghanistan Is Unfolding

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After the longest war in U.S. history spanning 20 years, the Taliban is once again the dominant force in Afghanistan. As U.S. and NATO troops withdrew, a sweeping Taliban offensive saw city after city fall with little or no resistance from the American-trained Afghan military, culminating with the fall of Kabul and the flight of President Ashraf Ghani.

Taliban Take Kabul and Prepare to Declare New 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan'

How The Taliban’s Devastating Takeover of Afghanistan Is Unfolding

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