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Afghanistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs says Talibs entered Kabul

Afghanistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs said Talibs had entered Kabul, Report informs, citing Reuters.

Per RIA Novosti, the militants had taken control of Kabul University, west of the capital. A Taliban flag has been hoisted in one of Kabul's districts.

Taliban insurgents earlier captured the key eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad without a fight on Sunday, leaving the territory controlled by the crumbling government to little more than the capital Kabul.

The United States started evacuating its diplomats and was sending more troops to help secure Kabul airport and the embassy after the Taliban's lightning advances brought the Islamist group to the door of the capital in a matter of days.

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