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Large crowds continue to gather outside Kabul's airport

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Kabul, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- Large crowds of people continued to gather outside Kabul's airport on Tuesday, two days after the Taliban seized power following a lightning sweep through Afghanistan.Taliban forces have taken control of Kabul's former 'Green Zone,' the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints where diplomatic quarter is situated. The Green Zone fell silent as foreign missions were moved to the airport.Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar earlier in the day declared victory and an end to the decades-long war in Afghanistan, a day after the insurgents entered Kabul to take control of the country. (Camera: STRINGER). FOOTAGE SHOT ON AUGUST 17, 2021.SHOT LIST: AFGHANS INCLUDING THOSE WHO WORKED FOR THE US, NATO, EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED NATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN WAIT OUTSIDE THE HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO FLEE THE COUNTRY, AFTER TALIBAN TOOK CONTROL OF KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.

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