Taliban fighters enter Kabul, await a 'peaceful transfer' of power
Taliban fighters entered Kabul and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit.
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Taliban fighters entered Kabul and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit.
Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban.
KABUL--Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday and said they were awaiting a “peaceful transfer” of the city after promising not to take it by force, but amid the uncertainty panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the U.S. Embassy.
President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan on Sunday as Taliban forces advanced into Kabul and demanded the surrender of the country’s government.
At least seven people died in the chaos, U.S. officials said, as America's longest war ended with its enemy the victor.