New Delhi: Hours after the Taliban said that it will not enter Kabul by force, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Sunday said to prevent looting and chaos, their forces have been asked to enter some parts of Kabul and occupy outposts that have been evacuated by security forces, according to TOLO news Afghanistan. He asked the people to not panic from their entrance into the city.
The development happened soon after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan as the Taliban took over the war-ravaged country. Local media reports suggest that Ghani had resigned as President and left the country for Tajikistan.
Later, Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan National Reconciliation Council, confirmed Ghani had left in an online video. “He left Afghanistan in a hard time, God hold him accountable," Abdullah said.
In the face of the unabated violence perpetrated by the Taliban in the war-torn country, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani finally gave up power as the Taliban formed an interim government after talks between the Afghan govt and Taliban negotiators.
Earlier in the day, after a month-long offensive against the Afghan security forces, the Taliban fighters finally reached the gates of Kabul. Later, Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul to negotiate the transfer of power at the Presidential Palace.