KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban has seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the U.S. was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war.The insurgents stormed across the country, capturing all major cities in a matter of days, as Afghan security forces trained and equipped by the U.S.
and its allies melted away.Here's a look at what happened and what comes next:The Taliban, a militant group that ran the country in the late 1990s, has again taken control.The U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 ousted the insurgents from power, but they never left.
After they blitzed across the country in recent days, the Western-backed government that has run the country for 20 years collapsed.