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Afghanistan, the Taliban, an Islamic militant group, is taking control of the territory at a frightening speed.
Hundreds of thousands of panic-stricken residents have fled as they hit the jaws of the capital, Kabul.
This is Reporter Jung Joon-hyung.
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Taliban soldiers shout "God is great" and carry the body of a dead Afghan soldier.
As the government forces fled without fighting properly, the attack helicopters were even handed over to the Taliban.
The Taliban took over the second and third cities of Kandahar and Herat with a relentless advance, and in one day they took control of Puli Aram, only 50 kilometers south of Kabul, the capital.
As the Taliban get closer to their jaws, the anxiety of Kabul residents is growing.
[Kabul residents: When the Taliban previously ruled Kabul, they did not consider the interests of the people. People believe that the Taliban will be the same in the future.]
Hundreds of thousands of residents have already left their homes for fear of the Taliban and have fled.
UNHCR estimates that 400,000 Afghan refugees have been displaced so far.
The U.S. said it was "watching the Taliban's movements with great concern" but said that "Kabul is not in imminent threat".
[John Kirby / U.S. Department of Defense Spokesperson: Kabul is not in imminent threat right now. In view of the Taliban's move, they are trying to isolate Kabul.] The
Afghan government has provided training and equipment to 300,000 Afghan troops by the US.
The US has spent 20 years trying to raise the Afghan army into its own independent military, but these efforts have failed, the US media pointed out.
(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)