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In photos: At least 20 die as Taliban takeover of Afghanistan completes eight days

Reports have said multiple Afghan families, desperate to escape the new Taliban regime, were seen throwing their babies over the wired fences surrounding the Kabul airport

US troops could stay longer in Kabul to rescue any Americans left behind, says Biden

In his first interview since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital, sparking a panicked exodus by foreigners and Afghan allies, Biden told ABC News that "chaos" had been unavoidable.

Over 60 nations release joint statement urging Taliban to let foreign nationals and Afghans leave

Asserting that Afghan people deserve to live in safety, security and dignity, the statement said that the international community stand ready to assist them.

Afghanistan's history of violence: From 1973 coup against monarchy to US invasion in 2001, a brief recap

While what we now call Afghanistan has witnessed strife for centuries, the past few decades have seen an almost constant thrum of conflict

Afghanistan on brink as Taliban seizes Kabul, President Ghani leaves country

This came just hours after an Afghan official, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said Taliban negotiators were heading to the presidential palace

Afghanistan crisis Updates: Taliban enters Kabul as Ashraf Ghani leaves for Tajikistan, says report

Afghanistan crisis Updates: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in order to prevent looting and chaos in Kabul, their forces will enter some parts of the city and occupy outposts that have been evacuated by security forces

Air India flight from Kabul with 129 passengers lands in Delhi; monitoring situation in Afghanistan, says MEA

According to sources, India is closely monitoring the fast-changing situation in Afghanistan and will be deciding on the evacuation of diplomatic personnel from Kabul amid the Taliban gaining control

Years of US miscalculations, lack of self-belief and confusion among govt forces help Taliban sweep Afghanistan

For Biden, the debate about a final withdrawal and the miscalculations over how to execute it began the moment he took office

From 'this is not Saigon' to 'will work for stability', how the world reacted to Afghanistan crisis

Sunday saw events in Afghanistan unfold with a lightning speed with reports that President Ashraf Ghani had left Afghanistan with his top advisers in tow after resigning and the Taliban had entered the capital of Kabul

Vietnam then, Afghanistan now: Tense Kabul evacuation rekindles memories of another US retreat

The Vietnam operation, dubbed Operation Frequent Wind, saw more than 7,000 Vietnamese civilians evacuated from Saigon on 29 and 30 April 1975 by helicopter