The Fall of the Taliban
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On 13 November 2001, the Taliban administration collapsed in Afghanistan. Northern Alliance fighters, aided by American air strikes, had driven the Islamic fundamentalists from power. Monica Whitlock has been speaking to Afghan writer, Aziz Hakimi about life under Taliban rule. (Photo: Residents of Kabul listening to music on the radio in November 2001. Credti: Associated Press)
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