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Ismail Khan

Ismail Khan

Former warlord Ismail Khan led a militia against the Taliban. He spoke to The World days before Afghans lost the fight.

Afghanistan

The World interviewed Ismail Khan, and some of his fighters, at the former governor’s villa in Herat only days before the city fell to the Taliban. Khan is now reportedly in Iran.

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