Earlier, a Taliban official said the group would announce a new government from the presidential palace, but those plans appear to be on hold. - APFootage shows Taliban fighters in Afghan presidential palaceThe Al-Jazeera news network is airing footage of a large group of Taliban fighters inside the presidential palace in the Afghan capital. "Taliban (fighters) have entered the presidential palace," one senior Taliban commander told AFP. Taliban to revive ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’A Taliban official says the group will soon declare the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from the presidential palace in the capital, Kabul. - AFPTaliban negotiators head to presidential palaceAn Afghan official tells The Associated Press that Taliban negotiators are heading to the presidential palace to prepare for a "transfer" of power.

Source: The Hindu August 15, 2021 09:02 UTC