Kabul is in turmoil: The Taliban have encircled the Afghani capital

Thomas Henry
2 min readAug 17, 2021

The Taliban entered Kabul and encompassed it. They have assumed responsibility for the University in the western piece of the city. All things considered, they guarantee that they won’t utilize power in the focal point of the capital and arrange a “serene change of force” in the official castle. In the conflicts on the edges of the city, in any case, there are something like 40 injured.

Meanwhile, the government offices staff in Kabul and the outsiders present in Afghanistan have started to empty. Supposedly, the takeoff of the flight is planned for 21.30 nearby time. For the time being, “political post” is affirmed at the Kabul air terminal, albeit the evaluation is continually refreshed dependent on the circumstance on the ground.

The Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, asked the security powers to keep control yet left and traveled to Tajikistan. As indicated by reports from some global media, including Reuters and Al Arabia, the previous inside serve, Ali Ahmad Jalali, will lead the progress government after Ghani’s abdication. Nonetheless, two Taliban authorities revealed that there will be no temporary government and that the extremists anticipate an absolute exchange of force. “The exchange will be serene,” the Taliban guaranteed, and soon after that, affirmation from the Afghan government’s Ministry of the Interior likewise showed up.

The United States is emptying all staff from the government office in Kabul; a couple of authorities will stay functional at the Afghan capital air terminal. The continuous clearing activities are relied upon to wrap up by Tuesday morning. Russia, which has mentioned a pressing gathering of the UN Security Council, has rather spread the word about it that it won’t empty its consulate. In Kabul, there are scenes of frenzy. The specialists have requested that all authorities leave their working environments and get back, shops and banks close, individuals attempt to escape even via vehicle, and weighty gridlocks deaden traffic.

The Bagram airbase, the fundamental focal point of the hostile against the Taliban for a very long time and a month prior hurriedly deserted by the Americans, was given over to the radicals. The fast development of the circumstance occurred under 24 hours after the explanation by Pentagon representative John Kirby that the Afghan capital was not confronting an “impending danger.”

While the progress is in progress in the official castle, a few senior Afghan authorities, including a few consultants to President Ghani, have shown up in the VIP parlor of Kabul air terminal hanging tight for a flight. Addressing the BBC interestingly since the Taliban’s entrance into Kabul, an extremist representative guaranteed that there will be a “serene change of forces in a couple of days” and that ladies’ privileges, including training, will be regarded.”

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Thomas Henry

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