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"A numbing helpless feeling," British-Afghan social activist Shabnam Nasimi wrote.

'We need a war on poverty not the poorest,' said Jeremy Corbyn.

'Raab Syndrome: when you incorrectly assume that your own staggering ignorance is typical,' said one social media user.

University teacher Abdollah said attempting to live under the Taliban would be "like a suicide attempt”.

He arrived in Kabul this week as an alternative to a beach holiday, having looked up the most dangerous places to visit in the world and picked it off a list.

"Yeah Darren, it has nothing to do with Trump releasing the current Taliban leader and 5,000 Taliban militants," wrote one Twitter user.

The French president warned that “Europe alone cannot bear the consequences of the current situation”.

New Zealand had stamped out the virus, and has recorded just 26 deaths since the pandemic began.

The foreign secretary said several nations were “caught off-guard” by the speed of the militant group’s takeover.