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President Ashraf Ghani has left the country, reports say, quoting Afghan officials.<\/p>\n

It comes as Taliban reached the outskirts of Kabul.<\/p>\n

Vice-president Amrullah Saleh is also reported to have fled.<\/p>\n

Ghani has come under increasing pressure to resign as major cities around Afghanistan have fallen to Taliban militants over the course of 10 days, reports the BBC.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, footage posted online by a pro-Taliban news agency appears to show inmates being freed from the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul \u2013 the largest prison in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Sunday, Taliban forces overran the military prison at the former Bagram US air base.<\/p>\n

Taliban and extremist fighters, including those belonging to the Islamic State, were among the 5,000 inmates being held at the Bagram prison.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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