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Afghan government collapses and Taliban on verge of controlling country: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, International Editor | Politics Editor, The Conversation US
imageU.S. personnel were evacuated from the U.S. embassy in Kabul, the Afghan capital, as Taliban insurgents broke through the city's defensive line, Aug. 15, 2021.AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

The president of Afghanistan has fled and the government apparently fallen, after Taliban insurgents captured the capital city of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. The Taliban also...

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