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Taliban control in Afghanistan increases as foreign troops leave: UN

A child at a camp for internally displaced people in Kabul

A child at a camp for internally displaced people in Kabul Source: Getty Images

The United Nations Security Council has heard Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have captured more than 50 of 370 districts since May, and are positioning to take over cities as foreign troops withdraw.



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