• The Taliban invaded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and declared the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
• President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The presidential palace is owned by the Taliban.
• There were reports of gunshots being fired at Kabul airport. All commercial flights there are now cancelled, and only military aircraft are allowed to leave and land there.
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The Taliban are heavily armed in the Afghan province of Laghman today.AFP photo
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