The Taliban seized control of Kabul on Sunday. On Monday, chaotic scenes unfolded at Kabul's airport as thousands of Afghans rushed the tarmac in a desperate attempt to flee the country.
The Taliban seized control of Kabul on Sunday after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and its Western-trained security forces collapsed, in a stunningly swift overthrow of the Afghan government.
People read about the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul at a newspaper stall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 16, 2021. Taliban fighters take control of the presidential palace after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. The person second from left is a former Ghani bodyguard. Taliban fighters stand beside the belongings of Afghan security soldiers in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021.
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