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Afghan military was built over 20 years. How did it collapse so quickly?
Building the Afghan security apparatus was one of the key parts of the Obama administration's strategy
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Afghan President says won't give up 'achievements' of last 20 years
Ghani offered few specifics in his speech and it wasn't immediately clear what help he was expecting from the West and his regional neighbours
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Taliban takes over radio station in Kandahar after capturing Afghan city
The Taliban seized a radio station in Kandahar and took to the airwaves Saturday after capturing much of southern Afghanistan in a rapid offensive
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Taliban claims control over two more Afghan provincial capitals
The Taliban has claimed to have captured two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan after over-running over a dozen others in the past one week.
Fallout from indifference to Afghanistan will be felt beyond its borders
Expect the immediate danger to be regional - in South and Central Asia - as geography and capability limit the initial damage
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Rush of US troops to Kabul tests Joe Biden's withdrawal deadline
The last-minute decision to send 3,000 US troops to Afghanistan to help partially evacuate the US Embassy is calling into question whether Biden will meet his August 31 deadline for fully withdrawing
Taliban trying to isolate Kabul, situation 'deeply concerning': Pentagon
The Pentagon has said that Afghan Taliban militants are trying to isolate the capital city Kabul and the situation on the ground is "deeply concerning".
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Another Afghan tragedy
This time, America didn't just fight a war in Afghanistan but also invested a great deal of time, money and emotion in nation-building. Only to leave it like a possible Syria in South Asia
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Taliban gains control of south Afghanistan; four more cities fall
Taliban has captured over two-thirds of nation; US, Britain to evacuate embassies
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NATO envoys meet in Brussels to discuss Taliban blitz in Afghanistan
NATO envoys were meeting Friday in Brussels to discuss developments in Afghanistan amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation in the wake of the relentless Taliban offensive there
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Bitter blow: UK's former hub in Afghanistan captured by Taliban
With the Taliban advancing rapidly and now in control of around two-thirds of Afghanistan, questions are being raised about why the UK could not have remained even after the planned departure of US
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Al Qaeda will probably come back to Afghanistan: UK Defence Secy
Al Qaeda "will probably come back" as the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.
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Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south; take four more cities
The Taliban completed their sweep of the country's south on Friday as they took four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul
Taliban capture Kandahar, Herat, Lashkar Gah; embassies getting staff out
US, Britain send troops to get staff out from Afghanistan; UN warns of 'catastrophic' impact of fight for Kabul
Afghanistan: Taliban take another southern provincial capital in sweep
Two lawmakers from Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province say local officials have surrendered the provincial capital to the rapidly advancing Taliban
Taliban takes over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city
The Taliban has taken over over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city, Sputnik reported citing regional authorities.
Kabul urges Taliban for peace as 10th provincial capital falls
A second negotiator, Ghulam Farooq Majroh, said the Taliban had been given an offer about a "government of peace" without providing more specifics
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Indians advised to leave Afghanistan through commercial means: MEA
India has issued an advisory for Indian nationals to leave Afghanistan through commercial means and there is no formal evacuation mechanism, Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday
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Taliban move closer to Afghanistan capital after taking Ghazni city
Two Afghan officials and the Taliban say the militants have seized the provincial capital of Ghazni.
US keeping distance as Afghan forces collapse in front of Taliban
Afghan government forces are collapsing even faster than US military leaders thought possible just a few months ago when President Joe Biden ordered a full withdrawal