The Taliban have declared victory. Now they must reckon with a country freefalling into chaos

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See his response “,”duration”:”01:08″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/09/01/general-mark-milley-afghanistan-pain-and-anger-starr-bts-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/09/01/general-mark-milley-afghanistan-pain-and-anger-starr-bts-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210901141552-starr-milley-split-vpx-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/09/01/general-mark-milley-afghanistan-pain-and-anger-starr-bts-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/”,”description”:”CNN’s Barbara Starr asked Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the pain and anger he said he was feeling about the withdrawal from Afghanistan. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Barbara Starr asked Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the pain and anger he said he was feeling about the withdrawal from Afghanistan. “},{“title”:”Video reportedly shows Taliban celebrating with military parade”,”duration”:”02:18″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/09/01/taliban-reportedly-celebrating-kandahar-afghanistan-ctw-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/09/01/taliban-reportedly-celebrating-kandahar-afghanistan-ctw-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210901114521-taliban-parade-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/09/01/taliban-reportedly-celebrating-kandahar-afghanistan-ctw-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/”,”description”:”A video released on social media allegedly shows the Taliban celebrating with a military parade after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. CNN has not been able to independently verify the authenticity of the video.”,”descriptionText”:”A video released on social media allegedly shows the Taliban celebrating with a military parade after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. CNN has not been able to independently verify the authenticity of the video.”},{“title”:”This man has fled Afghanistan twice. Why this time is more painful”,”duration”:”03:21″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/09/01/afghanistan-withdrawal-two-time-refugee-nadeau-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/09/01/afghanistan-withdrawal-two-time-refugee-nadeau-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210901105028-afghanistan-withdrawl-two-time-refugee-nadeau-pkg-vpx-00004920-large-169.png”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/09/01/afghanistan-withdrawal-two-time-refugee-nadeau-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/”,”description”:”CNN’s Barbie Nadeau speaks with activists who worked in Afghanistan before the Taliban’s takeover. They say hope for the Afghanistan they worked for is gone. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Barbie Nadeau speaks with activists who worked in Afghanistan before the Taliban’s takeover. They say hope for the Afghanistan they worked for is gone. “},{“title”:”Taliban co-founder returns to Afghanistan. This is his story so far”,”duration”:”02:24″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/09/01/taliban-co-founder-mullah-abdul-ghani-baradar-profile-robertson-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/09/01/taliban-co-founder-mullah-abdul-ghani-baradar-profile-robertson-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210901133644-screengrab-r-baradar-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/09/01/taliban-co-founder-mullah-abdul-ghani-baradar-profile-robertson-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/”,”description”:”Taliban co-founder and deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has triumphantly returned to Afghanistan after being away from his country for almost 20 years. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports on Baradar’s role within the Taliban. “,”descriptionText”:”Taliban co-founder and deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has triumphantly returned to Afghanistan after being away from his country for almost 20 years. 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CNN’s Sam Kiley reports. “,”descriptionText”:”As US troops left Afghanistan, the Taliban inspected military equipment abandoned by Afghanistan’s army and the US military. The commander of US Central Command says the American hardware has been demilitarized and is no longer operational. CNN’s Sam Kiley reports. “},{“title”:”See Biden’s message to remaining Americans in Afghanistan”,”duration”:”01:19″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/08/31/biden-americans-afghanistan-speech-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/08/31/biden-americans-afghanistan-speech-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210831161620-biden-afghanistan-presser-0831-video-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/08/31/biden-americans-afghanistan-speech-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/”,”description”:”President Biden vowed to help Americans remaining in Afghanistan leave the country following the US military withdrawal.”,”descriptionText”:”President Biden vowed to help Americans remaining in Afghanistan leave the country following the US military withdrawal.”},{“title”:”GOP claims Afghan refugees are arriving unvetted. That’s not true”,”duration”:”01:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/08/27/afghanistan-refugees-fact-check-mh-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/08/27/afghanistan-refugees-fact-check-mh-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210827145005-afghan-refugees-dulles-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/08/27/afghanistan-refugees-fact-check-mh-orig.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/”,”description”:”Some members of the GOP are falsely claiming that refugees from Afghanistan are arriving in the US unvetted. CNN’s Tara Subramaniam has the facts.”,”descriptionText”:”Some members of the GOP are falsely claiming that refugees from Afghanistan are arriving in the US unvetted. CNN’s Tara Subramaniam has the facts.”},{“title”:”Don Lemon: GOP hypocrisy is off the charts and sickening”,”duration”:”03:57″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/09/01/gop-hypocrisy-afghanistan-dons-take-dlt-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/09/01/gop-hypocrisy-afghanistan-dons-take-dlt-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210831231622-dons-take-0831-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/09/01/gop-hypocrisy-afghanistan-dons-take-dlt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/”,”description”:”CNN’s Don Lemon highlights the hypocrisy of GOP lawmaker’s criticism of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan despite their support for Trump’s dealings with the Taliban. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Don Lemon highlights the hypocrisy of GOP lawmaker’s criticism of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan despite their support for Trump’s dealings with the Taliban. “},{“title”:”See video of Taliban checking US military helicopters left behind”,”duration”:”01:55″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/08/30/nabih-bulos-taliban-airport-hangar-la-times-equipment-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/08/30/nabih-bulos-taliban-airport-hangar-la-times-equipment-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210830210739-taliban-airport-hangar-helicopter-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/08/30/nabih-bulos-taliban-airport-hangar-la-times-equipment-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/”,”description”:”Following the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a video taken by Los Angeles Times correspondent Nabih Bulos shows a group of Taliban fighters entering a hangar at the Kabul airport and examining what was left behind by the US military. 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