[New Tang Dynasty Beijing time August 16, 2021]After the Taliban entered Kabul on the evening of August 15, a senior official of the organization stated that the Taliban had entered the Afghan Presidential Palace and controlled the entire country. It is expected to announce the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan soon. (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Subsequently, Al Jazeera broadcasted footage of the Taliban appearing in the Presidential Palace. The footage showed that Taliban commanders and armed men were sitting around President Ghani’s table, holding machine guns and walkie-talkies.
On Sunday, the situation in Kabul changed drastically, the whole city was enveloped in panic, and helicopters were flying over the sky all day. After the United States announced its withdrawal from the embassy, smoke billowed near the compound next to the embassy, the staff destroyed important documents and the American flag was lowered. The ambassadors of several other Western countries are also preparing to withdraw their personnel.
At the request of Estonia and Norway, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan on the morning of August 16. Security Council diplomats said that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Antonio Guterres) will brief members on the latest situation after the Taliban took over Kabul.
After Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday, he posted on Facebook that he had left to “prevent bloodshed,” but he did not disclose where he went.
Ghani wrote in the statement: “The Taliban have won the sword and gun sentence, and now they are responsible for protecting the honor, wealth and self-esteem of the people.”
Although the Taliban had promised to make a peaceful transition and maintain law and order, as night fell, residents reported that there were still robberies in parts of the city, including the high-end diplomatic zone, and people suggested to stay on social media. At home and lock the door.
According to two senior U.S. military officials who remain anonymous, commercial flights have been grounded after sporadic gunfire at the airport, closing one of the last routes for Afghans to escape the country.
An Afghan official told the ABC that after the insurgents entered Kabul, Taliban negotiators and government officials discussed the transfer of power behind closed doors, and the negotiation atmosphere was “tensed.” It is unclear when the transfer of power will take place and who in the Taliban is negotiating.
The Afghan government’s negotiators include: former President Hamid Karzai, leader of the Islamic Party’s political and paramilitary organization Gulbudin Hekmatyar, and public critics of Ghani , Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Commission for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan.
Kasai said in a video on the Internet that he was still in Kabul and his three little daughters surrounded him. Kasai said: “We are trying to resolve the Afghan issue peacefully with the Taliban leaders.”
The acting Minister of Defense Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (Bismillah Khan Mohammadi) also made no secret of his criticism of the fugitive president. He wrote on Twitter: “They tied our hands from behind and betrayed this country.” “Cursed Gani and his gang.”
(Reporter Chen Beichen Comprehensive Report / Chief Editor: Lin Qing)
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