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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan as Taliban forces enter the capital city of Kabul and seize control of the Presidential Palace. The rapid takeover of the country by the Taliban catches President Biden by surprise, as he previously stated on July 8th, “the likelihood there’s going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.” Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-TX, says, “Withdrawal was never going to be easy but it didn’t need to come to this.”