The Republic of Afghanistan was in a state of flux yesterday, with the Taliban fighters seizing control of Kabul and the presidential palace. There was a stampede out of the capital, with the airport jammed with diplomats and ordinary Afghans who want to escape the rule of the mullahs. The Americans claimed the airport was under fire. There was no detail as to whether anyone has come into harm’s way. President Ashraf Gani has reportedly fled to Tajikistan while the Taliban had ruled out suggestions of a transitional government, opting…
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