Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan As President Ghani Takes Political Asylum in Tajikistan

New Delhi: In another bid to take control over Afghanistan, the Taliban entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday and according to international media sources, President Ashraf Ghani has already fled the country in an attempt to take political asylum in Tajikistan.

According to reports, a senior Afghan official confirmed that President Ghani had left for Tajikistan.

According to official statements, the move by Ghilani has been called a move for 'security reasons.'

Taliban spokesmen said that the Group was navigating Ghani's whereabouts, while diplomats belonging to the United States were swiftly evacuated from their embassy by chopper as the Taliban's were on the brink of seizing power again.

Taliban fighters were seen entering the capital "from all sides", as mentioned by a senior Afghan diplomat.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, "We were waiting on the outskirts and were in talks with the Western-backed government for a peaceful surrender. Taliban fighters are to be on standby on all entrances of Kabul until a peaceful and satisfactory transfer of power is agreed."

It may be mentioned that negotiators from both ends were supposed to meet in Qatar on Sunday.

According to sources, the earlier hard-line Islamist rule for keeping girls out of school and archaic Islamic punishments such as amputation, stoning, and hanging, this time the Taliban has donned a modern attire.

Assuring better changes for the country, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said, "Taliban would protect the rights of women, as well as freedoms for media workers and diplomats. We assure the people, particularly in the city of Kabul, that their properties, their lives are safe."

Speaking about the matter, the Taliban says, the power would be handed over to a transitional administration, the government's acting interior minister, Abdul Sattar Mirzakawal.

"There won't be an attack on the city, it is agreed that there will be a peaceful handover."

Meanwhile, the ferocious regime of the group still brings horrors to many, as one of the residents said, "People are all going home in fear of fighting."

Earlier on Sunday, refugees from Taliban-controlled provinces were seen unloading belongings from passenger vehicles, and families were witnessed standing near the embassy gates.

Speaking on the occasion, a NATO personnel said, "The alliance was helping to secure the airport and that a political solution to the conflict could be met, but now more things have turned more urgent than ever".

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