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guerrillas Taliban reportedly occupying the Presidential Palace Afghanistan and occupy the capital Accept.
The militia group also demanded a complete transfer of power from the Afghan government after
As reported ReutersOn Sunday (15/8), two Taliban officials, who did not want to be identified, said they rejected a transitional government after they occupied the capital Kabul.
The Taliban mobilized all insurgents into Kabul under the pretext of preventing looting. Because according to them members of the Afghan Police chose to leave their headquarters and guard posts.
Meanwhile, a number of foreign countries are currently racing against time to immediately repatriate their envoys and diplomatic staff from Afghanistan via Kabul Airport. The departure of the plane was also waiting for its turn with the Afghan population who chose to evacuate by air.
Meanwhile, the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, reportedly fled to Tajikistan.
According to reports, about 40 people were injured as a result of gunfights on the outskirts of Kabul. However, to date there has been no reported heavy fighting in the city.
The Taliban’s Political Bureau and Afghan government envoys are currently negotiating in Qatar over the transfer of power.
According to a number of diplomats, Afghanistan’s interim government will be led by Ali Ahmad Jalali. He is a former Afghan interior minister and a scientist who is also a U.S. citizen.
However, until now there has been no agreement from the Taliban on this matter.
Taliban insurgents have reportedly surrounded all roads to and from Kabul. They were ordered to stand by until an agreement was reached with the Afghan government.
The Taliban controlled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, and was later toppled by the US invasion.
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