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Prominent figures who once fled the country have returned too – many are greeted by a band playing traditional songs with a giant drum.

As the Taliban advanced through Afghanistan in 2021, many Afghan soldiers surrendered or fled, abandoning their weapons and vehicles.

“In Vietnam, the government gets wealthier, not the people,” said the supervisor, 48, who fled Vietnam on a boat with her family as a child.

The suspected shooter fled and, within minutes, police initiated a pursuit, Sutter said.

Its agencies say nearly a tenth of the population – over a million people - have fled their homes and half the population faces acute hunger.