Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper

ReutersPublished: Aug 15, 2021 5:53 PM

Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter.

The senior official told Reuters the Taliban were coming in "from all sides" but gave no further details...

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