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Taliban fighters stand guard in a vehicle along the roadside in Kabul on August 16, 2021. AFP
Taliban fighters stand guard in a vehicle along the roadside in Kabul on August 16, 2021. AFP
The Taliban initiate a new era of fear
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16 August, 2021