Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan was a "new reality" the UK would have to deal with.

The Taliban enforced their rule over Kabul on Monday after a lightning advance across the country that took just over a week to dethrone the country's Western-backed government.

There were no major reports of abuses or fighting, but many residents stayed home and remained fearful after the insurgents' advance saw prisons emptied and armories looted.

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