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'''Kabul''' is the capital city of [[Afghanistan]], located in the center of the country. As of 2005, the [[United Nations]] estimates its population at around 2,994,000.<ref>[http://esa.un.org/unup/index.asp?panel=2 UN Database of Population Statistics]</ref>
 
'''Kabul''' is the capital city of [[Afghanistan]], located in the center of the country. As of 2005, the [[United Nations]] estimates its population at around 2,994,000.<ref>[http://esa.un.org/unup/index.asp?panel=2 UN Database of Population Statistics]</ref>
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== Airport ==
 
The main airport for leaving [[Afghanistan]] is located at Kabul, resulting in a chaotic gathering of [[American]]s and refugees there in late August 2021 as the country fell to the [[Taliban]].  On August 26, 2021, an attack at the airport killed 12 American troops and wounded 15 more, plus killing civilians.
 
The main airport for leaving [[Afghanistan]] is located at Kabul, resulting in a chaotic gathering of [[American]]s and refugees there in late August 2021 as the country fell to the [[Taliban]].  On August 26, 2021, an attack at the airport killed 12 American troops and wounded 15 more, plus killing civilians.
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Canadian citizens were also stranded at the airport:
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{{cquote|Meanwhile, Canadian citizens in Kabul say they have been standing knee-deep in what they describe as "sewage water" outside the airport, waving clearance letters for evacuation flights and shouting for help ....<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canada-kabul-global-affairs-evacuation-toronto-1.6152849</ref>}}
    
The [[Taliban]] quickly recaptured this entire city in order to retake control of the country amid the inept pullout of troops by [[U.S.]] President [[Joe Biden]] in August 2021, just in time for the 20th anniversary of [[9/11]].
 
The [[Taliban]] quickly recaptured this entire city in order to retake control of the country amid the inept pullout of troops by [[U.S.]] President [[Joe Biden]] in August 2021, just in time for the 20th anniversary of [[9/11]].
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