15/08/2021 – Ruchi Kumar

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Kabul residents describe mounting terror as Taliban seize power

15/08/202129/03/2022

Sunday began with fear and trepidation for Kabul residents, giving way to scenes of panic as the Taliban entered the city, and then feelings of dread as night fell on the Afghan capital. Even though the Taliban asked their fighters to stand […]

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Afghan leaders hold ‘chaotic’ talks as Taliban captures Mazar-i-Sharif

15/08/202129/03/2022

Taliban insurgents isolated Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday with the capture of the eastern city of Jalalabad, leaving President Ashraf Ghani’s government with few options after the country’s armed forces were routed in the space of 10 days. In a special meeting at the Presidential […]

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Day: 15 August 2021