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Taliban enter Kabul, say 'don't plan to take the capital by force'
Three Afghan officials told The Associated Press that the fighters were in the districts of Kalakan, Qarabagh and Paghman in the capital
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Afghan officials say Taliban enter outskirts of capital, Kabul
Three Afghan officials tell The Associated Press that the Taliban have entered the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.
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Taliban at Kabul's door after eastern city falls, US evacuating embassy
The United States started evacuating its diplomats and was sending more troops to help secure Kabul airport and the embassy
Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east Kabul
An Afghan lawmaker and the Taliban say the militants have seized Jalalabad, cutting off Kabul to the east.
Donald Trump slams US Prez Joe Biden; accuses of failing Afghan policy
Former US prez Donald Trump has slammed his successor President Joe Biden and accused him of failing on Afghan policy as the Taliban continued to capture cities and provinces in the war-torn country.
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Biden authorises deployment of approximately 5,000 US troops to Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has ordered deployment of 5,000 troops to Afghanistan to ensure an orderly and safe drawdown of American personnel from the war-torn country
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Afghan crisis: As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out
There's increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war, and only one way in for US troops sent to protect American diplomats still on the ground: Kabul's international airport
Taliban capture Sharana, capital of Paktika province near Pakistan border
The Taliban have rapidly advanced across northern, western and southern Afghanistan in recent weeks and now control most of the country's provincial capitals
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Afghan military was built over 20 years. How did it collapse so quickly?
Building the Afghan security apparatus was one of the key parts of the Obama administration's strategy
Afghan President says won't give up 'achievements' of last 20 years
Ghani offered few specifics in his speech and it wasn't immediately clear what help he was expecting from the West and his regional neighbours
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Taliban takes over radio station in Kandahar after capturing Afghan city
The Taliban seized a radio station in Kandahar and took to the airwaves Saturday after capturing much of southern Afghanistan in a rapid offensive
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Taliban claims control over two more Afghan provincial capitals
The Taliban has claimed to have captured two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan after over-running over a dozen others in the past one week.
Fallout from indifference to Afghanistan will be felt beyond its borders
Expect the immediate danger to be regional - in South and Central Asia - as geography and capability limit the initial damage
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Rush of US troops to Kabul tests Joe Biden's withdrawal deadline
The last-minute decision to send 3,000 US troops to Afghanistan to help partially evacuate the US Embassy is calling into question whether Biden will meet his August 31 deadline for fully withdrawing
Taliban trying to isolate Kabul, situation 'deeply concerning': Pentagon
The Pentagon has said that Afghan Taliban militants are trying to isolate the capital city Kabul and the situation on the ground is "deeply concerning".
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Another Afghan tragedy
This time, America didn't just fight a war in Afghanistan but also invested a great deal of time, money and emotion in nation-building. Only to leave it like a possible Syria in South Asia
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Taliban gains control of south Afghanistan; four more cities fall
Taliban has captured over two-thirds of nation; US, Britain to evacuate embassies
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NATO envoys meet in Brussels to discuss Taliban blitz in Afghanistan
NATO envoys were meeting Friday in Brussels to discuss developments in Afghanistan amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation in the wake of the relentless Taliban offensive there
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Bitter blow: UK's former hub in Afghanistan captured by Taliban
With the Taliban advancing rapidly and now in control of around two-thirds of Afghanistan, questions are being raised about why the UK could not have remained even after the planned departure of US
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Al Qaeda will probably come back to Afghanistan: UK Defence Secy
Al Qaeda "will probably come back" as the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.
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