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Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. transport plane as it moves down a runway in Kabul Source: AAP

The United States has blamed the Taliban takeover on political leaders who escaped and a lack of willingness from the Afghan army to fight the militant group.

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The United States has blamed the Taliban takeover on political leaders who escaped and a lack of willingness from the Afghan army to fight the militant group.

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