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The Morning Dispatch: Afghanistan Falls
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The Morning Dispatch: Afghanistan Falls

President Ashraf Ghani flees the country, the Taliban prepares to assume state power, and the U.S. scrambles to get the last of its people out.

The Dispatch Staff
Aug 16, 2021
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Happy Monday. Let’s get to the news.

Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories

  • The Taliban continued to march through Afghanistan over the weekend, capturing Kabul on Sunday as the Afghan government collapsed and its president, Ashraf Ghani, fled the country. President Joe Biden deployed an additional 1,000 troops to the region in an effort to aid the evacuation of…

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