Kabul falls to Taliban
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Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as Taliban fighters poured into the capital and sought control. At the same time, the U.S. and other foreign governments scrambled to evacuate their citizens

Taliban control of provincial capitals (August 6-15)
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TURKMENISTAN
UZBEKISTAN 
TAJIKISTAN
IRAN


Zaranj Aug 6
Sheberghan Aug 7
Kunduz Aug 8
Sar-e Pul Aug 8
Taloqan Aug 8
Aybak Aug 9
Farah Aug 10
Pul-e-Khumri Aug 10
Faizabad Aug 11
Firus Koh Aug 12
Ghazni Aug 12
Herat Aug 13
Kandahar Aug 13
Lashkar Gah Aug 13
Qala-i-Naw Aug 13
Tarin Kowt Aug 13
Mazar-i-Sharif Aug 14 
Pul-e-Alam Aug 14
Maymana Aug 14
Torkham Jalalabad Aug 15

Kabul, Aug 15: Taliban take control of presidential palace

200km  125 miles
                       
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Sources: Associated Press, Reuters Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS