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Panic in Kabul as Taliban gain control of Afghanistan

Victorious Taliban fighters patrol Kabul after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war, as thousands of people mob the city's airport trying to flee the group's feared hardline brand of Islamist rule. President Ashraf Ghani flew out of the country on Sunday night as the insurgents encircled the capital, capping a military victory that saw them capture all cities in just 10 days.

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