That the Taliban fled Kabul in haste seemed clear.

When the Taliban took power in 1996, all the warlords fled Kabul to the north or neighboring countries.

At least 126,000 civilians were reported to have fled Kabul by Aug. 22.

By August 20 it was reported that 500, 000 people had fled Kabul.

The Taliban looted the central bank before they fled Kabul, leaving the country with less than $100,000 in reserves.

Farishta, 14, fled Kabul during the second week of October.

Thousands of educated families fled Kabul for Pakistan after the Taliban took the city in 1996.

Tens of thousands have fled Kabul for refugee camps in Pakistan.

Refugees fleeing Kabul described an economy, weak in the best of times, now in a free-fall.

He'd been quiet since we had fled Kabul.