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The sound of celebratory gunfire is heard across Kabul and fireworks can be seen in the sky early Tuesday after the Pentagon and Taliban separately confirmed that the last US troops had left Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war. [COMPLETES VIDI9LX2RZ_EN] IMAGES
UK troops arrive in Kabul to aid British nationals and diplomats still in the country as the Taliban closes in on the Afghan capital. Taliban officials have said that their militants have entered multiple districts in Kabul, while others have taken over the presidential palace. IMAGES
The United States will send troops to the international airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul to pull out US embassy staff as the Taliban makes rapid gains, State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Images of Afghan forces at Bagram after US and NATO troops left the biggest air base in Afghanistan, signalling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country was imminent after two decades of war. IMAGES
A powerful Taliban car bomb followed by a fierce firefight leaves many people dead or wounded in Kabul a week after the insurgents launched their annual spring offensive. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.