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2023-05-13 00:04:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 60DAC481B5DFA042A2C87AD5633AC5BEB843370249DD5BDD6339D024E8DCC4EE
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In August 2021, the Taliban, a brutal fundamentalist sect, which severely curtails human rights and previously hosted Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, took control of the country. The Afghan flag, shown in this video, has been banned by the Taliban and is a symbol of resistance. https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/taliban-afghanistan#:~:text=Following%20the%20U.S.%2Dled%20invasion,had%20swept%20back%20into%20power.
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