KABUL: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as the Taliban entered the capital Kabul on Sunday. Earlier, a senior official told Reuters the Taliban were coming in “from all sides” but gave no further details. Two senior Taliban commanders present in Kabul told Reuters they were seeking complete power. A Taliban official told Reuters the group did not want any casualties as it took charge but had not declared a ceasefire. “There are no clashes taking place right now in Jalalabad because the governor has surrendered to the Taliban,” a Jalalabad-based Afghan official told Reuters.

Source: Pakistan Today August 15, 2021 08:26 UTC