Kabul. The Taliban have completely occupied Afghanistan. The Afghan army has agreed to a deal with the Taliban. Meanwhile, people have started fleeing from Kabul. The Taliban have asked their fighters to give safe passage to those who want to leave Kabul. After this, the road leading to Kabul airport was blocked.
A top official associated with the Afghan President’s Office has told that he is in a safe place. Ghani is in the presidential residence. Many officers close to him are going abroad. Another political activist has told Bhaskar that he has changed his whereabouts and is in hiding. This worker said, ‘I should have sent my family abroad. I made a mistake in estimating the situation. Right now I am separated from my family.
The Taliban have captured four outlying districts of Kabul. These are Sarobi, Bagram, Pagman, and Karabagh. The Taliban, however, asked their fighters to stop at the outer gate of Kabul. Citizens of Kabul are reporting that people are putting up white Taliban flags on their homes in Kabul.
After the Bagram prison in Kabul, the Taliban have also broken the Pul-e-Charkhi prison and freed about 5000 prisoners. Pul-e-Charkhi is the biggest prison in Afghanistan. Most of the Taliban fighters were lodged here.
Afghanistan’s acting Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal said the Taliban had agreed not to attack Kabul. The Taliban want a peaceful transfer of power and this is how it will be. Citizens should rest assured about their safety. The Taliban issued a statement saying that it guarantees the safety of civilians.
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