KABUL, Aug 15 — President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan today, a top official said, effectively ceding power to the Taliban as they reached the capital Kabul to seal a nationwide military victory in just 10 days. “The former Afghan President has left the nation, leaving the people to this...
KABUL, Aug 15 — President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan today, a top official said, effectively ceding power to the Taliban as they reached the capital Kabul to seal a nationwide military victory in just 10 days.
The insurgents said they want a “peaceful transfer” within the next few days, two decades after US-led forces toppled it in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The United States began moving its citizens and Afghan staff to Kabul airport, with the help of thousands of troops deployed to the capital to assist with the evacuation.
That was on top of the 3,000 American soldiers deployed in recent days, and 1,000 left in-country after Biden announced in May that the final withdrawal of the US military presence in Afghanistan would be completed by September 11. Like with most of the other captured cities, the seizure of power came after government forces surrendered or retreated.
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