On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Afghanistan's capital, almost two decades after they were driven from Kabul by US troops. Although Afghan security forces were well funded and well equipped, they put up little resistance as Taliban militants seized much of the country following the withdrawal of US troops beginning in early July. In the next segment, Lukhona Mnguni speaks to Thembisa Fakude, Senior Fellow Africa Asia Dialogues and looks into the events that led Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country and what this means for Afghanistan.
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