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Clashes erupt in Northern Afghanistan as Taliban pursue talks with former foes

6 min read . Updated: 22 Aug 2021, 06:35 PM IST YAROSLAV TROFIMOV, The Wall Street Journal

A Taliban fighter stands guard at a checkpoint in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (AP) — A Taliban fighter stands guard at a checkpoint in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. **(AP)**

Thousands try to reach Kabul airport to flee the new regime where evacuation flights continue

The Taliban engaged in overnight battles with the budding resistance forces in northern Afghanistan as political negotiations on a broader government moved ahead in Kabul and access to the city’s U.S.-run airport remained difficult for thousands of Afghans trying to flee the country’s new regime.

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