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Taliban report no clashes in Afghanistan day after they capture Kabul

By Reuters

A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media. Photo: Jawad Sukhanyar/via Reuters

KABUL, AUGUST 16

Taliban officials said on Monday they had received no reports of any clashes from across the country a day after the militants seized the capital, Kabul, and the U.S.-backed government collapsed.

'The situation is peaceful, as per our reports,' one of the senior members of the Taliban said. They declined to be identified.