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Taliban claims war is over in Afghanistan

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi)

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace. Source: AP

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The spokesman for the Taliban's political office has called for peaceful relations with the international community.

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