Some domestic flights have resumed at Kabul's airport, but conflicting reports suggest flights of evacuees are being prevented from leaving the country from Mazar-e-Sharif. The planes in question were bound for Doha, capital of Qatar, the Afghan official said. WATCH | Women in Kabul protest for equality under Taliban: Afghan women brave Kabul streets to demand rights 0:48 A group of Afghan women held a rare protest in Kabul, demanding equality with men and testing Taliban tolerance as the new rulers try to form a government. A senior Taliban spokesperson tweeted Sunday that Taliban troops had overrun Rokha district, one of the largest of eight districts in Panjshir. Saleh fled to Panjshir after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan as the Taliban marched on the capital.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2021 20:37 UTC