Taliban Seize Control – Afghan Government Collapses – 5 Essential Reads
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Catesby Holmes, The Conversation
Panic and turmoil grip Afghanistan after Taliban insurgents captured the capital city of Kabul and the president fled on Aug. 15, 2021.
There would be “no transitional government in Afghanistan,” Taliban officials told Reuters news service. The insurgent group “expects a complete handover of power” – though many nations may not recognize a Taliban government that took power through armed struggle rather than by continuing the now-failed internationally mediated peace negotiations.
Fearful citizens aiming to escape the rule of radical Islamic fighters were “lining up at cash machines to withdraw their life savings,” according to the Associated Press, and overrunning the Kabul airport’s tarmac as U.S. military evacuation flights tried to take off...