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Is the Afghan capital likely to fall?

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August 14, 2021

The Taliban have tightened their grip on Afghanistan at a frightening pace. DW spoke to Omar Samad, a former senior adviser to the chief executive of Afghanistan and the former Afghan Ambassador to Canada and France.

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