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In photos: At least 20 die as Taliban takeover of Afghanistan completes eight days
Fp Staff •Reports have said multiple Afghan families, desperate to escape the new Taliban regime, were seen throwing their babies over the wired fences surrounding the Kabul airport
Afghanistan on brink as Taliban seizes Kabul, President Ghani leaves country
Fp Staff •This came just hours after an Afghan official, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said Taliban negotiators were heading to the presidential palace
Afghanistan crisis Updates: Taliban enters Kabul as Ashraf Ghani leaves for Tajikistan, says report
Fp Staff •Afghanistan crisis Updates: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in order to prevent looting and chaos in Kabul, their forces will enter some parts of the city and occupy outposts that have been evacuated by security forces
Air India flight from Kabul with 129 passengers lands in Delhi; monitoring situation in Afghanistan, says MEA
•According to sources, India is closely monitoring the fast-changing situation in Afghanistan and will be deciding on the evacuation of diplomatic personnel from Kabul amid the Taliban gaining control
Years of US miscalculations, lack of self-belief and confusion among govt forces help Taliban sweep Afghanistan
•For Biden, the debate about a final withdrawal and the miscalculations over how to execute it began the moment he took office
From 'this is not Saigon' to 'will work for stability', how the world reacted to Afghanistan crisis
Fp Staff •Sunday saw events in Afghanistan unfold with a lightning speed with reports that President Ashraf Ghani had left Afghanistan with his top advisers in tow after resigning and the Taliban had entered the capital of Kabul
Vietnam then, Afghanistan now: Tense Kabul evacuation rekindles memories of another US retreat
Fp Staff •The Vietnam operation, dubbed Operation Frequent Wind, saw more than 7,000 Vietnamese civilians evacuated from Saigon on 29 and 30 April 1975 by helicopter
US leaves Bagram airfield, its last Afghan base, effectively ending operations after two decades
•The final withdrawal of US military from Afghanistan occurred with little fanfare and no public ceremony, and in an atmosphere of grave concern over the Afghan security forces’ ability to hold off Taliban advances across the country