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Our forces will not enter Kabul city, awaiting peaceful transition: Taliban
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said fighters were remaining on the capital's outskirts as negotiations took place. "Our forces have not entered Kabul city, and we just issued a statement saying that our forces will not enter Kabul city," Shaheen told Al Jazeera from Doha where peace talks are taking place. "We are talking and awaiting a peaceful transfer – a transition of the capital city."
Afghans intrigued at 'being sold out' as cities handed over to Taliban
"They literally sold us out, there was no government resistance," one female resident of Kandahar told Al Jazeera. "I never imagined that Kandahar would be taken so easily," she said echoing a sentiment made by Afghans across the country when the Taliban was blazing through the districts since it stepped up an offensive in May after the United States began the final withdrawal of its forces from the country.
Taliban militants with flags seen on Kabul streets
VOA reported there is panic on the streets of Kabul as the news broke that the Taliban had entered the city. They are only on the outskirts, but government offices started getting evacuated. A VOA Afghan service reporter was in the passport office when everyone was told to leave immediately and go home.Traffic on the streets of Kabul became crazy as people scrambled to get home or to their families.
Taliban enters Kabul
The development comes as Taliban have captured Jalalabad, the last major city in the north of the country, without a struggle, the BBC reported. With reports of the Taliban closing in, the tension in Kabul is rising.
A BBC producer based there said he was suddenly evacuated from a government office a short time ago.
Three more key Afghan cities fall to Taliban
On Sunday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that the militants took control of most parts of Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province, some 120 km east of Kabul, reports Xinhua news agency. He said the militants were also trying to seize control of the governor's office and the provincial police headquarters in Jalalabad.
Talks underway for peaceful surrender of Kabul: Taliban
In a statement, the insurgent group acknowledged that the fighters have no intention to enter the Afghan capital Kabul and will enter the city peacefully. The statement reads that Kabul is the most populated city of Afghanistan and the fighters are not allowed to enter the city and are directed to stay out of Kabul's doors. The statement was published hours after fear and panic spread in the city and people are roaming on the streets.
Burqas pulled out of dusty storerooms, cupboards by Afghan women
After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, even though many continued to choose to wear the burqa in adherence to religious and traditional beliefs, its rejection by millions of others across the country became a symbol of a new dawn for the Afghan women, who were able to dictate what they wore for themselves again, Zainab Pirzad and Atefa Alizada from Rukhshana Media wrote for the Guardian.
Taliban overruns last govt bastion in Afghanistan's Takhar
"Warsaj district collapsed to the Taliban fighters on Friday evening and the security forces based there retreated to Panjshir province," the official told Xinhua news agency. The Afghan government is yet to confirm the development. With the capture of Warsaj district, the Taliban have completed its grip on northern Takhar province.
Taliban warns India against military moves in Afghanistan
"If they (India) come to Afghanistan militarily and have their presence, I think that will not be good for them. They've seen the fate of military presence in Afghanistan of other countries, so it is an open book for them," Taliban spokesperson Muhammed Suhail Shaheen said as per media reports. He also denied that the Taliban has ties with other terror groups based in Pakistan.
Taliban claims control over 2 more Afghan provincial capitals
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Friday posted on his social media account that the insurgents captured Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province, and Firoz Koah, capital of Ghor province. He also said that most parts of Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province, has fallen to Taliban, adding that clashes continued at an intelligence agency office and two army bases in the city.
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