Exactly a year ago today, the Taliban reached the gates of Kabul in a lightning offensive, seizing nearly all of Afghanistan in just more than a week, two decades after being ousted from power by a US-led military coalition.

Exactly a year ago today, the Taliban reached the gates of Kabul in a lightning offensive, seizing nearly all of Afghanistan in just more than a week, two decades after being ousted from power by a US-led military coalition.