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Taliban seize Afghan city as helicopters land by US Embassy

by Ahmad SeirJon Gambrell
| August 15, 2021 12:27 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Sunday seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's central government, cutting off the capital to the east as helicopters began landing at the U.S. Embassy there.

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