: Afghanistan president leaves country, Taliban asks fighters to enter capital Kabul #IndiaNEWS Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani left the country for neighbouring Tajikistan hours after the Taliban

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Afghanistan president leaves country, Taliban asks fighters to enter capital Kabul #IndiaNEWS
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani left the country for neighbouring Tajikistan hours after the Taliban entered the outskirts of capital Kabul on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing an unidentified official of the country’s interior ministry. Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan National Reconciliation Council, also confirmed in a video that Ghani had left the country, AP reported. “God should hold him accountable,� he said.The militant group said it was checking on Ghani’s whereabouts and announced that they would move further into Kabul. In a statement, the group asked fighters to go into the city centre to “maintain law and order�. They declared that militants would not enter civilian homes or harass residents of Kabul.Ghani left even as officials of the Afghan government were in negotiations with the Taliban for a peaceful transition of power in capital Kabul. The two sides held talks after the Taliban entered the outskirts of Kabul but instructed its militants not to enter the Afghanistan capital by force.Earlier on Sunday, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen told Al Jazeera that the militants are awaiting a peaceful transfer of Kabul city. When questioned about what kind of agreement the Taliban was seeking, Shaheen said they want an unconditional surrender by the government.Ghani had urged government forces to maintain security in...Read more

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