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$A man holds the flag of Afghanistan during a protest in Jalalabad on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Taliban militants have attacked protesters in eastern Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it with the country’s flag. At least one person was killed in the attack that fueled fears about how the insurgents would govern this fractious nation. (AP Photo)$

Protests, clashes mar first days of Taliban control

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2011 file photo, Afghanistan’s Vice President Field Marshal Mohammed Qasim attends a press conference honoring former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani in Kabul, Afghanistan. Government spokesman Aimal Faizi confirmed the death of Fahim, an ethnic Tajik who also served in President Hamid Karzai’s first administration. Faizi says the government has called for a three-day mourning period. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, file)

Afghan VP, ex-Northern alliance commander, dies

By KATHY GANNON and RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

An Afghan who was wounded in a suicide attack during wedding festivities lies in a hospital in Samangan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, July 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jawed Dehsabzi)

Suicide bomber kills 23 at Afghan wedding

By Deb Riechmann and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

A man holds a poster of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, the High Peace Council leader who was assassinated Tuesday, during a rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Killing of Afghan leader endangers peace process

By Heidi Vogt and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press