Kabul is in gridlock as desperate Afghans try to flee the capital after the Taliban take power

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Taliban fighters surrounded Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government.

Photos and videos on social media show Kabul in gridlock as thousands of people try to get out of the city. Ali Latifi, a resident of Kabul, told Insider that the streets of the city had been packed all morning as residents panicked about the Taliban's imminent entry.

 

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Saigon 1975 all over again.

Indeed, strange that they prefer to flee instead of fighting back

Breaking: The Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has fled the country. President Biden is now facing a mess to clean up, created by past US presidents; especially George W Bush.

thisisinsider Flee where ? Millions will flee where . What nonsense u r talking about

Complete US and allies failure, wasted billions and human life

Fight back, you're cowards!

I don't understand how a military that vastly outnumbers the Taliban, and has had two decades and billions of dollars worth of training, has failed so badly at being anything but useless fodder. Afghanistan

I wonder by what ratio the people fleeing outnumber the Taliban. Almost as if they all stayed and fought they wouldn’t need to flee.

Awurade 🤦‍♂️

It is both Trump and Bidens failure but Biden is the one leading or well the dnc is leading ... they could have prevented this by not pulling out so fast literally Libya 2

now that the military is gone, americans can provide their next favorite 'support'... thoughts and prayers

good luck

The United Nations must deploy security forces from Islamic countries under the umbrella of the United Nations to prevent a catastrophe in Kabul Afghanistan.

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