The Afghan Ministry of Interior said on Sunday that the Taliban had entered the Afghan capital Kabul from all directions.
Sirens and sporadic gunfire can be heard.
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Charlotte Baylis of Al Jazeera reported from Kabul that multiple helicopters flew over the city center and dropped flares.
The panicked workers fled the government office.
Thousands of civilians now live in parks and open spaces in Kabul, worrying about the future.
A Taliban leader in Doha said that after a lightning advance to the capital, the armed group ordered its fighters not to use violence, allowed safe passage for anyone who tried to leave, and asked women to go to the protected area.
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