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Taliban enters Afghan capital Kabul

Taliban fighters stand guard inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan on 13 August 2021.

Taliban fighters stand guard inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan on 13 August 2021. Source: AAP

Taliban fighters have entered Kabul from all sides as United States evacuates diplomats by helicopter. Australia is also scrambling to airlift their nationals out of the city fearing an all-out assault.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos

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Taliban fighters have entered Kabul from all sides as United States evacuates diplomats by helicopter. Australia is also scrambling to airlift their nationals out of the city fearing an all-out assault.



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