Taliban control of Kabul airport al Jazeera (Too10writer)
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Taliban has taken over their fighters drive us-made humvees laden with us-made weapons around the last u.s military installation in Afghanistan they look and act like former Afghan government soldiers the white Flag the only indication this is the Taliban it has been 20 years since the Taliban controlled Kabul airport fighters entered the capital two weeks ago and quickly encircled it the armed group had an agreement with the u.s that it would remain outside and secure the perimeter until evacuations came to an end now with only two days to go the u.s footprint is shrinking when did you get hold of this area in uh two hours ago yeah yes we come here zero one fourth Afghanistan so they've evacuated yes clutching the us-made m4 rifles they've commandeered Taliban fighters watch as American troops move inside the perimeter destroy equipment and bus in evacuees behind that door is American soldiers and you are taliban and they are in this watchtower also that's our result this is all no they're all there too fighters count the number of c-17 aircraft departing from the end of the runway the Taliban secured the commercial side of the airport almost two weeks ago but only pushed into military areas on friday night their version of special forces are known as the badgery313 and victoria strikeforce is in charge of security we are not here to protect the americans we are here to prevent looting of this place and the military equipment the promises we made in Doha we are standing by them these Taliban officials are walking from the neighboring ministry of interior a compound they now control we have been in war for 20 years and we believed one day we would get afghanistan back these foreign forces who came to Afghanistan could not stop us from getting our country back patiently they wait for the last american plane to take off after three days and with the permission of our commanders, we will push fully inside the airport after 20 years thousands of people killed and billions of dollars spent the u.s is leaving Afghanistan these are the final hours of America's longest war charlotte ballas al Jazeera Kabul (top10writer)

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