KABUL – Taliban entered the Afghan capital today and are waiting for apeaceful transfer after pledging not to take it by force.
Reports quoting sources cited that the transition in the war-torn countrywill take place peacefully with security forces remaining in place to‘ensure Kabul’s security’.
Former Afghan ambassador to Germany, Ali Ahmed Jalali, has been appointedas the head of the new interim setup, per Afghan media reports. The head ofAfghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah isacting as the arbitrator in the negotiations.
Afghan officials claimed that Taliban representatives move to thepresidential palace to discuss the peaceful transfer.
Meanwhile, Acting Defense Minister Bismillah Khan, in a video message, said“Authority has been given to a delegation that will be going to Qatartomorrow to reach an agreement on Afghanistan and I assure you about thesecurity of Kabul.”
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen while speaking with a foreign publicationsaid that the insurgents are ‘waiting for a peaceful transfer of Kabulcity’ however he didn’t share specifics on any possible negotiationsbetween both sides.
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Reports quoting sources claimed that the militants tried to calm locals ofthe Afghan capital. “No one’s life, property, and dignity will be harmedand the lives of the citizens of Kabul will not be at risk,” Talibanassured.
However, despite the assurance, many Afghan nationals are rushed to leavethe country through the Kabul airport, the last route out of the country asthe Taliban now hold every border crossing.
The streets of the Afghan capital are jam-packed as people scrambled to gethome or to their families. However, she reports that things are slowlygetting back to normal, but there are massive traffic jams.
