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Afghan president urges government forces to maintain Kabul law and order

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a function at the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul on August 4, 2021. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP)
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani urges government forces to maintain security in Kabul, after the Taliban paused their sweeping advance on the outskirts of the capital, causing widespread panic.
“It is our responsibility and we will do it in the best possible manner. Anyone who thinks about chaos, plunder or looting will be tackled with force,” he says in a video released to the media.