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Most South Africans in Afghanistan have been evacuated

Taliban fighters on a pick-up truck move around a market area, flocked with local Afghan people at the Kote Sangi area of Kabul on August 17, 2021, after Taliban seized control of the capital following the collapse of the Afghan government. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi / AFP) (Photo by HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)
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A few dozen South Africans were caught in the drama when thousands of Afghans stormed the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, on Sunday as the Taliban announced it had taken control of the country again.

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