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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
As at least 32 die in a bombing at a Shiite mosque in the southern city of Kandahar — the second major attack on the minority in a week — we look at Afghanistan since the Taliban stormed back to power. On August 15, Taliban fighters take Kabul after a lightning offensive launched in May as the United States and NATO began withdrawing troops. In the space of 10 days, the Islamists seize a string of other cities, meeting little or no resistance in a staggering rout. Officials flee. Ex-president Ashraf Ghani escapes to Abu Dhabi, later saying he left to avoid a “flood of bloodshed”. In the foll…