Share this Story: Terry Glavin: Afghan leadership retreats with special forces in defiance of the TalibanTerry Glavin: Afghan leadership retreats with special forces in defiance of the Taliban 'The Taliban are not the Taliban of the past. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Afghan president Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday as the Taliban was encircling Kabul. Article content Three weeks ago, Ghani warned Afghan parliamentarians that all Biden had managed to do was legitimize the Taliban.

Source: National Post August 18, 2021 22:07 UTC