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Punch-up at the palace: why the Taliban is tearing itself apart

21 September 2021

5:28 AM

21 September 2021

5:28 AM

The office of the Afghan president, the Arg, sits in more than 80 acres of parkland, quadruple the size of the White House estate, and more than twice the size of Buckingham Palace grounds. Since it was built in the late 18th century, most of its occupants have died violently in one of the elegant buildings, built inside a large square compound of thick stone walls as a copy of an ancient fortress.

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