 The Taliban aims to restore Afghanistan's damaged Kabul airport and its operations in the coming weeks. Senior Taliban leader Anas Hakkani disclosed this on Tuesday as the United States and its allies concluded their evacuation. More than 123,000 people were evacuated from Kabul in a massive but chaotic airlift over the past two weeks, but many of those who helped Western nations during the 20-year Afghan war were left behind. The Taliban now control more territory than when they last ruled before being ousted in 2001 at the start of the war.