In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

20 years ago, due to a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York, the US started a war with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Recently, the US soldiers (1) ______ to leave Afghanistan, and the Taliban quickly took (2) ______ of nearly all the country. The Afghan president ran (3) ______ from the country, and only a few hours later, the Taliban took control of (4) ______ presidential palace.
Thousands of Afghans wanted to leave the country, (5) ______ caused chaos at the international airport in Kabul. Foreign diplomats left the country because it was not safe for them anymore.