Fear looms large as Taliban take over Afghanistan

KABUL -- Female staff gathered at the Ministry of Women's Affairs in Kabul cried out as the radio crackled to deliver the news they had been dreading: the Taliban have arrived at Afghanistan's capital.

The workers, gathered for a security briefing on Sunday on the country's escalating crisis, hugged each other in fear of the oppression they think the Islamist militant group will bring on its return to power.