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The Western troops lower the flag, the Afghans who have collaborated with the West dream of escape, and in the meantime the Taliban advance: yesterday the fundamentalist militants captured the district of Ashkamash, in the northern province of Takhar. Government forces have withdrawn from police headquarters: second Mohammad Azam Afzali, member of the provincial council, the men of Kabul have suffered heavy losses and are under siege in the central bazaar of the district.
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