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Pentagon Press Secretary Kirby Holds Presser on Situation in Afghanistan

© AFP 2023 / NOORULLAH SHIRZADAAfghan Taliban militants and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal and their victory in the Afghan conflict on US in Afghanistan, in Alingar district of Laghman Province on March 2, 2020
Afghan Taliban militants and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal and their victory in the Afghan conflict on US in Afghanistan, in Alingar district of Laghman Province on March 2, 2020 - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.08.2021
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The Taliban* managed to take over the country in the last few days, seizing major cities and surrounding Kabul. As a result, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani resigned and left the country, and a new government was formed, while the militants entered the capital on Sunday without a fight.
Sputnik is live from Arlington, Virginia, where Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is addressing the situation in Afghanistan after the country was seized by the Taliban movement. 
The recent Taliban offensive occurred amid the ongoing withdrawal of American troops from the country.
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*The Taliban is a terrorist organisation banned in Russia and many other countries
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