A very sad day. President Ashraf Ghani has fled to Tajikistan and the government of Afghanistan has now officially surrendered to the Taliban. After nearly twenty years, the US war in Afghanistan is officially over.
By the end of the day, Taliban fighters had taken the Afghan presidential palace and announced that they have taken control of the country.
Below -- An American military helicopter lands atop the US embassy in Kabul to assist in evacuating personnel and infrastructure. The US flag has already come down. My thoughts are with the people of Afghanistan.
Jim Huylebroek/NYT
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